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79086 Gorgasali (1977 RD)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2079086
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 1 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .2785698414199922 1.023e-07  
a 2.773850365755124 3.3305e-08 AU
q 2.001139309243932 2.8306e-07 AU
i 33.11564332227275 2.1663e-05 deg
node 343.4113654911454 1.632e-05 deg
peri 302.1482108369436 5.2665e-05 deg
M 278.4317110026349 5.7595e-05 deg
tp 2456782.833033761428
(2014-May-05.33303376)		 0.00027458 JED
period 1687.419141016435
4.62		 3.0391e-05
8.321e-08		 d
yr
n .213343555995904 3.8424e-09 deg/d
Q 3.546561422266317 4.2583e-08 AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      227  
   data-arc span      13012 days (35.62 yr)  
   first obs. used      1977-08-18  
   last obs. used      2013-04-03  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      .61365  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2013-Apr-29 17:32:33  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.1123 AU 
 T_jup = 3.051 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 14.237 mag .46523 1 autocmod 2.5c

79086 Gorgasali           Discovered 1977 Sept. 4 by R. M. West at the European Southern Observatory.
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.
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Reference: 20071124/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2007-11-26

Alternate Designations
 1977 RD = 1990 EQ9 = 1991 RL 
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