Astronomy:697 Galilea

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697 Galilea
Discovery
Discovered byJ. Helffrich
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date14 February 1910
Designations
(697) Galilea
Pronunciation/ɡælɪˈlə/[1]
1910 JO
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc106.00 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)
Eccentricity0.15648
Orbital period4.89 yr (1785.1 d)
Mean anomaly62.6388°
Mean motion0° 12m 6.012s / day
Inclination15.143°
Longitude of ascending node15.542°
333.222°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius40.07±0.85 km
Rotation period16.538 h (0.6891 d)
Geometric albedo0.0387±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

  1. 'Galilaea' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. "697 Galilea (1910 JO)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=697;cad=1. 

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