(189264) Gerardjeong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 April 2005 by Mount Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Gerard K. Jeong (b. 1973) is a humanitarian, healer, and Spine Surgeon at Tucson Orthopedic Institute. He is a graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, and has held an Internship and Residency at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #15, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gerardjeong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gerardjeong is 3.35 au from the Sun and 4.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 189264 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 GY108 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.55 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0833 |
| Inclination | 9.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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