(68218) Nealgalt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 2001 by D. Healy at Junk Bond.
An accomplished amateur astronomer, Neal Galt has helped popularize astronomy in southeastern Arizona with his Backyard Astronomer column in the local media.Naming citation (20040504/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nealgalt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nealgalt is 3.33 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 68218 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 CO31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.89 km (#13,014 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0970 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 2.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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