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427 Galene

main-belt asteroid
Asteroid Q153275

Facts

27 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +26
Follows
426 Hippo[5]
Followed by
428 Monachia[6]
Absolute magnitude
+10.18[16]
Albedo
+0.205[29]
Apoapsis
+3.324849232621074[24]
Argument of periapsis
+11.08740819682813[26]
Diameter
+32.193[28]
Different from
Galene[17]
Discoverer or inventor
Auguste Charlois[2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025
Longitude of ascending node
+297.3404699466682[22]
Mean anomaly
+25.48814282058887[27]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
Galene[4]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.1185178440035948[15]
Orbital inclination
+5.127, +5.125966812539475[18][19]
Orbital period
+1871.940267803991[20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+2.620249006885221[25]
Provisional designation
A897 RB, 1971 BD4, 1992 AQ3, A905 BC[9][10][11][12]
Rotation period
+3.705[21]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.972549119753147[23]
Significant event
naming[14]
Site of astronomical discovery
Nice Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
August 27, 1897[13]
Time of periapsis
+2460867.965886396
🏷️ Also known as
en 427 Galene en (427) Galene en Galene de 427 Galène el 427 Γαλήνη fa سیارک ۴۲۷ fr (427) Galène fr 427 Galène fr Galène ja ガレネ pt 427 Galène ru 1897 DJ ru 1971 BD4 ru 1992 AQ3 ru (427) 1897 DJ ru (427) Galene ru (427) Галена ru A897DJ ru A905 BC ru Galene
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
000427-asteroid shape model (427) Galene.png ↗
DAMIT asteroid ID
905
Freebase ID
/m/059y8s
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20000427
Minor Planet Center body ID
427

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Auguste Charlois
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Follows 1
426 Hippo
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Galene
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
426 Hippo
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Nice Observatory
← FactGrid item ID 1
Roman Catholic Diocese of Reval
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Summary

427 Galene is an asteroid[1].

Related Entities

Auguste Charlois

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → 297.34047 degree
    Apoapsis → 3.324849 astronomical unit
    Mean anomaly → 25.488143 degree
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Image: 000427-asteroid shape model (427) Galene.png, batch #261337"
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