(23722) Gulak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Benjamin Poss Gulak (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering team project. He attends the Chisholm Collegiate, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gulak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gulak is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23722 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HD32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Inclination | 4.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.840 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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