(427) Galene Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 1897 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Galene is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Galene is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 427 |
| Provisional designation | A897 RB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 32.2 km (#1,269 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.205 |
| Rotation period | 3.71 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.17 |
| Orbital period | 5.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 5.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (285) Regina
- (289) Nenetta
- (293) Brasilia
- (294) Felicia
- (296) Phaetusa
- (297) Caecilia
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