Discovered by Auguste Charlois Alternative names 1897 DJ Observation arc 110.93 yr (40519 d) Absolute magnitude 10.2 Discoverer Auguste Charlois Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 27 August 1897 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 27 August 1897 Orbits Sun Discovery site Nice Observatory | |
Aphelion 3.32976 AU (498.125 Gm) Similar 441 Bathilde, 426 Hippo, 360 Carlova, 355 Gabriella, 417 Suevia | ||
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)
References
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