427 Galene
Galene (minor planet designation: 427 Galene) is a typical Main belt asteroid.
_Galene.png) Modelled shape of Galene from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 27 August 1897 |
| Designations | |
| (427) Galene | |
| Pronunciation | /ɡəˈliːniː/[1] |
| 1897 DJ | |
| Main belt | |
| Adjectives | Galenean /ɡælɪˈniːən/ |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 110.93 yr (40519 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.32976 AU (498.125 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.61263 AU (390.844 Gm) |
| 2.97119 AU (444.484 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.12068 |
| 5.12 yr (1870.7 d) | |
| 90.0900° | |
| 0° 11m 32.806s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.12388° |
| 297.424° | |
| 12.2909° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 29.98±1.2 km |
| 3.705 h (0.1544 d) | |
| 0.2364±0.020 | |
| 10.2 | |
The asteroid was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 27 August 1897 in Nice.
It was named after Galene, one of the Nereids of Greek Mythology (Hesiod, Theogony, 240)
References
- Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- "427 Galene (1897 DJ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
External links
- 427 Galene at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 427 Galene at the JPL Small-Body Database
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