(233214) Gailoxton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 2005 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Gail Oxton (b. 1960) is an American engineer who developed flight software for multiple space flight missions, including the guidance and control subsystem on the NASA New Horizons mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 32), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gailoxton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gailoxton is 2.64 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 233214 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 XT110 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.19 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 1.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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