(10334) Gibbon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 August 1991 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
British historian Edward Gibbon (1737-1794), celebrated for his six-volume work The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-1789), attributed the fall of the Roman Empire to the loss of civil virtue among its citizens.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gibbon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gibbon is 2.73 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10334 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 PG5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0687 |
| Inclination | 0.964° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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