(22378) Gaherty Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 January 1994 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Geoff Gaherty (b. 1941) is an amateur astronomer who writes about observing and won the Chant Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada in 2008. Name suggested by R. and P. Jedicke.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gaherty is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gaherty is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22378 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 AY10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.77 km (#11,070 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.208 |
| Inclination | 3.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.768 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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