(2097) Galle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 August 1953 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Galle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Galle is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2097 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 PV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 26.3 km (#1,592 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 7.31 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.06 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.251 |
| Inclination | 4.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 August 1953
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- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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