(697) Galilea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 1910 by J. Helffrich at Heidelberg.
Where Galilea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Galilea is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 697 |
| Provisional designation | A910 CL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 80.1 km (#377 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0387 |
| Rotation period | 16.5 hours |
| Spectral type | C: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 15.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (709) Fringilla
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- (714) Ulula
- (2056) Nancy
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