(7079) Baghdad Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 1986 by Elst, E. W., Ivanova, V. G. at Smolyan.
Baghdad was founded near one of the foremost cities of old Mesopotamia by the Arab Abbasid dynasty in the eighth century. Its beauty has inspired many poets and musicians, and it is still well known from stories such as Thousand and One Nights.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Baghdad is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baghdad is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7079 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 RR |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.61 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.296 |
| Inclination | 3.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.602 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.