(6719) Gallaj Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 October 1990 by Zhuravleva, L. V., Kastel', G. R. at Nauchnyj.

Where Gallaj is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gallaj is 2.61 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6719
Provisional designation1990 UL11
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.13 km (#6,446 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.203
Rotation period4.43 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.06
Orbital period4.58 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.54 – 2.98 au
Eccentricity0.0795
Inclination3.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.55 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 16 October 1990

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