148 Gallia
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Paul Henry and Prosper Henry |
| Discovery date | August 7, 1875 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Gaul |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 491.906 Gm (3.288 AU) |
| Perihelion | 336.871 Gm (2.252 AU) |
| 414.388 Gm (2.770 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| 1683.920 d (4.61 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 17.74 km/s |
| 123.742° | |
| Inclination | 25.299° |
| 145.192° | |
| 252.131° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 97.7 km |
| Mass | 9.8×1017 kg |
Mean density | 2.0 g/cm³ |
Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0273 m/s² |
Equatorial escape velocity | 0.0517 km/s |
| ? d | |
| ?° | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | ? |
Pole ecliptic longitude | ? |
| 0.10 | |
| Temperature | ~167 K |
| R | |
| 7.63 | |
148 Gallia (as Greek Γαλλία) is a large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as one of the few R-type asteroids.
Gallia was discovered by the brothers Paul Henry and Prosper Henry on August 7, 1875, but the credit for this discovery was given to Prosper. It is named after the Latin name for Gaul (France).
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