(183403) Gal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 December 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Roy Gal (b. 1973) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for his work on galaxy clusters and astronomy outreach in Hawaii.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Gal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gal is 3.06 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 183403 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 XW115 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.49 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.97 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0336 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.98 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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