(114725) Gordonwalker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 2003 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Gordon A. H. Walker (b. 1936), professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia, was a member of the first group to report on the detection of extrasolar planets.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gordonwalker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gordonwalker is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 114725 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 GW36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0769 |
| Inclination | 22.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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