(427) Galene
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Asteroid (427) Galene |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.975 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.12 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.619 AU - 3.331 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.1 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 297.5 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 13.5 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | March 12, 2010 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 48 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.2 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 30 ± 1.2 km |
| Albedo | 0.2364 |
| Rotation period | 3 h 42 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.8 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | A. Charlois |
| Date of discovery | August 27, 1897 |
| Another name | 1897 DJ, 1971 BD 4 , 1992 AQ 3 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(427) Galene is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 27 August 1897 by the French astronomer Auguste Charlois was discovered in Nice.
The asteroid was named after Galene , a nereid from Greek mythology.