(74) Galatea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 1862 by E. W. Tempel at Marseilles.
Where Galatea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Galatea is 3.30 au from the Sun and 4.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 74 |
| Provisional designation | A862 QA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 119 km (#163 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0431 |
| Rotation period | 17.3 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.238 |
| Inclination | 4.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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