(8222) Gellner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 July 1996 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.
Named in memory of Czech poet František Gellner (1881-1914), a Bohemian anarchist. His poetry depicted, sometimes in shocking ways, night life in a big city. He died in the front lines during World War I.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gellner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gellner is 2.24 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8222 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 OX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 4.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.884 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.