(79086) Gorgasali Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 1977 by R. M. West at La Silla.
King Vakhtang Gorgasali (440-502) of Kartli (Iberia) was the founder of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Canonized by the Georgian Orthodox Church, he is highly admired and respected in his adoptive country.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gorgasali is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gorgasali is 3.21 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79086 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 RD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.31 km (#14,453 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0870 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.277 |
| Inclination | 33.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.