(7509) Gamzatov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Celebrated poet Rasul Gamzatovich Gamzatov (b. 1923) is the national poet of Daghestan.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gamzatov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gamzatov is 2.22 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7509 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 EL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.87 km (#13,070 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.440 |
| Rotation period | 249 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 6.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.885 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 March 1977
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