(379173) Gamaovalia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 2009 by Busch, M., Kresken, R. at ESA OGS.
Named after the three sisters Galina (b. 1935), Mariya (b. 1940), Oktyabrina (b. 1938) and two brothers Vassiliy (b. 1944) and Lev (b. 1947) of astronomer Klim Churyumov, co-discoverer of comet 67P, the main target of the Rosetta spacecraft.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-12-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gamaovalia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gamaovalia is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 379173 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 RA2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.54 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 13.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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