Astronomy:697 Galilea
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Discovery | |
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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) |
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.3305 astronomical unit|AU (498.24 Gm) |
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.4292 AU (363.40 Gm) |
2.8799 AU (430.83 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.15648 |
Orbital period | 4.89 yr (1785.1 d) |
Mean anomaly | 62.6388° |
Mean motion | 0° 12m 6.012s / day |
Inclination | 15.143° |
Longitude of ascending node | 15.542° |
333.222° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 40.07±0.85 km |
Rotation period | 16.538 h (0.6891 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.0387±0.002 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.63 |
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.
References
- ↑ 'Galilaea' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ↑ "697 Galilea (1910 JO)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=697;cad=1.
External links
- 697 Galilea at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 697 Galilea at the JPL Small-Body Database
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