697 Galilea
Main-belt asteroid
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697 Galilea is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named in honor of Galileo Galilei, as it was discovered just after the 300th anniversary of his discovery of the Galilean moons.
Discoverydate14 February 1910
(697) Galilea
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. Helffrich |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 14 February 1910 |
| Designations | |
| (697) Galilea | |
| Pronunciation | /ɡælɪˈliːə/[1] |
| 1910 JO | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 106.00 yr (38717 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.3305 AU (498.24 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.4292 AU (363.40 Gm) |
| 2.8799 AU (430.83 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.15648 |
| 4.89 yr (1785.1 d) | |
| 62.6388° | |
| 0° 12m 6.012s / day | |
| Inclination | 15.143° |
| 15.542° | |
| 333.222° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 40.07±0.85 km | |
| 16.538 h (0.6891 d) | |
| 0.0387±0.002 | |
| 9.63 | |
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