427 Galene
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | August 27, 1897 |
| Designations | |
| Alternative names | 1897 DJ |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 496.878 Gm (3.321 AU) |
| Perihelion | 392.787 Gm (2.626 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 444.833 Gm (2.974 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Orbital period | 1872.825 d (5.13 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.27 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 0.8° |
| Inclination | 5.127° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 297.708° |
| Argument of perihelion | 13.653° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 30.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Mean density | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | unknown |
| Albedo | unknown |
| Temperature | unknown |
| Spectral type | unknown |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.8 |
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427 Galene is a typical Main belt asteroid.
The asteroid was discovered by Auguste Charlois on August 27, 1897 in Nice.
It was named after one of the Nereids of Greek Mythology (Hesiod, Theogony, 240)
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