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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C.-I. Lagerkvist |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 2, 1978 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10997 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1978 RX7 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1647017 |
| Peri | 2.0706317 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2089781 |
| Orbital period | 1546.9274626 |
| Mean anomaly | 74.28683 |
| Inclination | 5.86482 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 321.34177 |
| Argument of peri | 283.41077 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
10997 Gahm (1978 RX7) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1978 by Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory. It is named after Swedish astronomer Gösta Gahm.
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