(7979) Pozharskij Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Russian prince Dmitrij Mikhailovich Pozharskij (1578-1642) was a noted Russian statesman and soldier. He was leader of the second people's volunteer corps of Nizhnij Novgorod, which defeated the regular Polish troops of Hetman Chodkiewicz near Moscow in 1612.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pozharskij is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pozharskij is 2.64 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7979 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 SV7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.5 km (#4,294 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 3.77 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0730 |
| Inclination | 6.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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