(2595) Gudiachvili Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 May 1979 by R. M. West at La Silla.

Where Gudiachvili is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGudiachviliGudiachvili

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gudiachvili is 2.82 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2595
Provisional designation1979 KL
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.5 km (#3,264 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.111
Rotation period4.41 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.36
Orbital period4.65 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.39 – 3.19 au
Eccentricity0.143
Inclination9.87°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.43 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 19 May 1979

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