697 Galilea

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697 Galilea
Discovery
Discovered by J. Helffrich
Discovery site Heidelberg
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 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

    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 . Retrieved 5 May 2016.