427 Galene
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | August 27, 1897 |
| Designations | |
| 1897 DJ | |
| 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) |
| 444.833 Gm (2.974 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| 1872.825 d (5.13 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 17.27 km/s |
| 0.8° | |
| Inclination | 5.127° |
| 297.708° | |
| 13.653° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 30.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
Mean density | unknown |
| unknown | |
| unknown | |
| unknown | |
| Albedo | unknown |
| Temperature | unknown |
Spectral type | unknown |
| 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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