(11958) Galiani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 1994 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
Abbé Ferdinando Galiani (1728-1787), secretary at the Neapolitan Embassy in Paris from 1759 to 1769, is well known for his witty Dialogues sur le commerce des blés (1768), in which he attacked the doctrine of free market of the physiocrates. He was much esteemed by d´Holbach.Naming citation (20030910/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Galiani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Galiani is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11958 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 EJ7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 9.80 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 6.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.971 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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