427 Galene

Summary

427 Galene is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 427 Galene is credited with the discovery of Auguste Charlois^[3].
• 427 Galene's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 427 Galene's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nice Observatory^[5].
• Galene is named after 427 Galene^[6].
• 427 Galene's follows is recorded as 426 Hippo^[7].
• 427 Galene's followed by is recorded as Q153327^[8].
• 427 Galene's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 427 Galene's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Galene symbol (fixed width).svg^[10].
• 427 Galene's Commons category is recorded as 427 Galene^[11].
• 427 Galene's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 427 Galene's provisional designation is recorded as A897 RB^[13].
• 427 Galene's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 BD4^[14].
• 427 Galene's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 AQ3^[15].
• 427 Galene's provisional designation is recorded as A905 BC^[16].
• 427 Galene's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1897-08-27T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 427 Galene's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/059y8s^[18].
• 427 Galene's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000427^[19].
• 427 Galene's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 427 Galene's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1185178440035948'}^[21].
• 427 Galene's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.18'}^[22].
• 427 Galene's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.127'}^[23].
• 427 Galene's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.125966812539475'}^[24].
• 427 Galene's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1871.940267803991'}^[25].
• 427 Galene's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.705'}^[26].
• 427 Galene's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+297.3404699466682'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

427 Galene's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Galene is named after 427 Galene^[6].

Why It Matters

427 Galene ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]