(70004) Richardgalli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 December 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Richard Galli (b.1970) is a French amateur astronomer who has been passionate about astrophotography since the age of 16. A specialist in astronomical equipment and the modification of digital cameras for astronomy, he is a founding member of the Atacama Photographic Observatory team who remotely photograph the southern skies from the Atacama desert in Chile.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #16, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richardgalli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardgalli is 3.22 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 70004 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XF26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.44 km (#7,158 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 1.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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