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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)
Aphelion3.3305 AU (498.24 Gm)
Perihelion2.4292 AU (363.40 Gm)
2.8799 AU (430.83 Gm)
Eccentricity0.15648
4.89 yr (1785.1 d)
62.6388°
0° 12m 6.012s / day
Inclination15.143°
15.542°
333.222°
Physical characteristics
40.07±0.85 km
16.538 h (0.6891 d)
0.0387±0.002
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

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  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. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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