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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Elst, E. W. |
| Discovery site | La Silla |
| Discovery date | April 8, 1991 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7179 |
| Named after | Pierre Gassendi |
| Alternate name(s) | 1991 GQ6 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3043685 |
| Peri | 2.5693955 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1251281 |
| Orbital period | 1838.3499094 |
| Mean anomaly | 285.47813 |
| Inclination | 1.11841 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 201.09506 |
| Argument of peri | 211.92981 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.7 |
7179 Gassendi (1991 GQ6) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 8, 1991 by Elst, E. W. at La Silla.
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