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| Orbital characteristics 1 | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.771 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.252 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.290 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Inclination | 25.30° |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Physical characteristics 1 | |
| Diameter | 97.7 km |
| Rotation period | 20.664 hours |
| Spectral class | rR-type asteroids are moderately bright, inner-belt asteroids that are spectrally intermediate between the V and A-type asteroids. The spectrum shows distinct olivine and pyroxene features at 1 and 2 micrometres, with a possibility of plagioclase. The IRAS |
| Abs. magnitudeIn astronomy, absolute magnitude is the apparent magnitude, m an object would have if it were at a standardized distance away. It allows the overall brightnesses of objects to be compared without regards to distance. Absolute Magnitude for stars M In stel | 7.63 |
| AlbedoNote: This article discusses the physical or planetological property of albedo. For other usage, see Albedo (disambiguation). The albedo is a measure of reflectivity of a surface or body. It is the ratio of electromagnetic radiation reflected to the amoun 4 | 0.163 |
| History 2 | |
| Discoverer | P. M. Henry, 1875Events January 12 Kwang-su becomes emperor of China. February 27 Newton Booth, 11th Governor of California resigns, having been elected Senator. Lieutenant Governor of California Romualdo Pacheco becomes acting Governor. He is later replaced by elected go |
148 Gallia is a large main belt asteroidAn asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. An asteroid is an example of a minor planet (or planetoid , which are much smaller than planets. The asteroids are believed to be remnants of the protoplanetary disc which were no.
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).