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**148 Gallia**
Orbital characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
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 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Diameter	97.7 km
Rotation period	20.664 hours
Spectral class	r
Abs. magnitude	7.63
Albedo ^{4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html)}	0.163
History ^{2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)}
Discoverer	P. M. Henry, 1875

148 Gallia is a large main belt asteroid.

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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