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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | N. S. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | March 9, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7509 |
| Named after | Rasul Gamzatov |
| Alternate name(s) | 1977 EL |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5477777 |
| Peri | 1.8887633 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1485424 |
| Orbital period | 1206.7579653 |
| Mean anomaly | 72.55475 |
| Inclination | 6.14786 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 131.09877 |
| Argument of peri | 121.46264 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
7509 Gamzatov (1977 EL) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 9, 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.