(213636) Gajdos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
Štefan Gajdoš (b. 1959) is a Slovak astronomer and lecturer at the Comenius University in Bratislava. He is involved in photometry and astrometry of minor planets and comets at the Modra Observatory, where his discoveries include one near-Earth object. He is known as a popularizer of astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gajdos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gajdos is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 213636 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 QR122 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 5.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.