(14092) Gaily Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 June 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
T. Dean Gaily (b. 1934) was an acclaimed professor in the physics department at the University of Western Ontario from 1969 to 1998 and did research in laser spectroscopy.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gaily is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gaily is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14092 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 MC8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0345 |
| Inclination | 1.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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