(10036) McGaha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 July 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
James E. McGaha (b. 1946), Tucson astronomer, lecturer, U.S. Air Force pilot and skeptic, actively promotes science and the refutation of pseudoscience. He is a faculty member of the Center for Inquiry and a consultant for the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McGaha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McGaha is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10036 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 OF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.73 km (#15,795 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.785 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.232 |
| Inclination | 3.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.865 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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