(207666) Habibula Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 August 2007 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Giles Habibula is one of the main characters of the space opera Legion of Space, written in 1934 by U.S. science-fiction author John Stewart Williamson (1908–2006).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Habibula is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Habibula is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 207666 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 PA11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 5.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.