Galatea

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NOW @ 28 CAP 43
FOUND @ 2 ARI 23
 
Inclination: 4.072
Eccentricity: 0.236
Period: 4.639 years
AU 2.782
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

29.8.1862 00:00 Marseilles 5e24 43n18 observations 0


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Two possible interpretations of the name are published. Galatea probably refers to the name given by the Cypriot sculptor Pygmalion to his marble statue of which he had become enamored. The other possibility is that the planet was named after the Nereid loved by Acis who was destroyed by the jealous Cyclops Polyphemus. (H 11) _ _.


Avastatud: 29-8-1862 Avastamiskoht: Marseilles Avastajad: Tempel, E. W.

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