(7179) Gassendi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 April 1991 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Where Gassendi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gassendi is 3.31 au from the Sun and 4.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7179 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 GQ6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.00 km (#7,653 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
| Orbital period | 5.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 1.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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