| 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 |
| 4.89yr (1785.1d) | |
| 62.6388° | |
| 0° 12m 6.012s / day | |
| Inclination | 15.143° |
| 15.542° | |
| 333.222° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 40.07±0.85km | |
| 16.538 h (0.6891 d) | |
| 0.0387±0.002 | |
| 9.63 | |
697 Galilea is aminor planet orbiting theSun. It was named in honor ofGalileo Galilei, as it was discovered just after the 300th anniversary of his discovery of theGalilean moons.
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