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7179 Gassendi

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q266151

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
7178 Ikuookamoto[4]
Followed by
(7180) 1991 NG1[5]
Absolute magnitude
+13.0, +13.1[20][21]
Albedo
+0.3[39]
Apoapsis
+3.315, +3.317772189464649[30][31]
Argument of periapsis
+212.87856, +211.6868579124501[34][35]
Diameter
+6.997[38]
Discoverer or inventor
Eric Walter Elst[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[40]
Longitude of ascending node
+200.84576, +200.7972170199166[26][27]
Mean anomaly
+348.06662, +99.77311876437518[36][37]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Pierre Gassendi[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.13 (0.13–0.13, n=3)[17][18][19]
Orbital inclination
+1.12583, +1.127190862430449[22][23]
Orbital period
+5.03, +1834.849892859602[24][25]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.5552960, +2.548534152200535[32][33]
Provisional designation
1973 UT, 1978 RE5, 1978 TS3, 1980 BP4, 1991 GQ6, 1993 RH17, 1996 GY20[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.9353122, +2.933153170832592[28][29]
Significant event
naming[16]
Site of astronomical discovery
La Silla Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
April 8, 1991[15]
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Time of periapsis
+2460491.9758436806[41]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gassendi de 1991 GQ6 de (7179) Gassendi fa سیارک ۷۱۷۹ ja ガッサンディ ru 1996 GY20 ru (7179) 1991 GQ6 ru 1978 TS3 ru 1973 UT ru 1978 RE5 ru 1980 BP4 ru 1993 RH17 uk 7179 Ґассенді zh 小行星7179
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y2kp_
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20007179
Minor Planet Center body ID
7179

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  1. 3d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.12583'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.127190862430449'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.315'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.317772189464649'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Eric Walter Elst
    Site of astronomical discovery → La Silla Observatory
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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