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| Orbital characteristics [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html 1] | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.779 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.115 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.444 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Inclination | 4.07° |
| Eccentricity | 0.239 |
| Physical characteristics [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html 1] | |
| Diameter | 118.7 km |
| Rotation period | 9 hours |
| Abs. magnitude | 8.66 |
| Albedo | 0.043 |
| History | |
| Discoverer | E. W. Tempel, 1862 |
74 Galatea is a large Main belt asteroid. Its surface is very dark in color.
Galatea was found by the profilic comet discoverer Ernst Tempel on August 29, 1862 in Marseilles, France. It was his third asteroid discovery. It is named after one of the two Galateas in Greek mythology.
A stellar occultation by Galatea was observed on September 8, 1987.
The name Galatea has also been given to one of Neptune's satellites.
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