427 Galene

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427 Galene
Discovery A
Discoverer Auguste Charlois
Discovery date August 27, 1897
Alternate
designations
B
1897 DJ
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.117
Semi-major axis (a) 444.833 Gm (2.974 AU)
Perihelion (q) 392.787 Gm (2.626 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 496.878 Gm (3.321 AU)
Orbital period (P) 1872.825 d (5.13 a)
Mean orbital speed 17.27 km/s
Inclination (i) 5.127°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
297.708°
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
13.653°
Mean anomaly (M) 0.8°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 30.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period unknown
Spectral class unknown
Absolute magnitude 9.8
Albedo (geometric) unknown
Mean surface
temperature
unknown
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427 Galene is a typical Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on August 27, 1897 in Nice.