148 Gallia

Infobox Planet | minorplanet = yes | width = 25em | bgcolour = #FFFFC0
name=148 Gallia
discovery=yes
discovery_ref= [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html]
discoverer=Paul Henry and Prosper Henry
discovered=August 7, 1875
alt_names=
mp_category=Main belt
orbit_ref= [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html]
epoch=December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
semimajor=414.388 Gm (2.770 AU)
perihelion=336.871 Gm (2.252 AU)
aphelion=491.906 Gm (3.288 AU)
eccentricity=0.187
period=1683.920 d (4.61 a)
inclination=25.299°
asc_node=145.192°
arg_peri=252.131°
mean_anomaly=123.742°
avg_speed=17.74 km/s
physical_characteristics=yes
dimensions=97.7 km
mass=9.8e|17 kg
density=2.0 g/cm³
surface_grav=0.0273 m/s²
escape_velocity=0.0517 km/s
sidereal_day=? d
axial_tilt=?° | pole_ecliptic_lat=? | pole_ecliptic_lon=?
spectral_type=R
abs_magnitude=7.63
albedo=0.10
single_temperature=~167 K

148 Gallia 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).