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Galatea

Natural satellite JPL Horizons
Mean radius
79 km
Orbital period
0.42874 d
Geometric albedo
0.06

Also known as

2 identifiers

Horizons 806NVI

Recorded parameters

7 quantities with a single published value
ParameterValueUnitUncertainty As publishedSourceReference
Mean radius 79 km Mean radius (km) JPL Horizons JPL Horizons on-line ephemeris system
Orbital period 0.428744 d Orbital period JPL Horizons JPL Horizons on-line ephemeris system
Geometric albedo 0.06 Geometric Albedo JPL Horizons JPL Horizons on-line ephemeris system
Eccentricity e 0 e Eccentricity, e JPL Horizons JPL Horizons on-line ephemeris system
Inclination i deg 0 deg Inclination, i (deg) JPL Horizons JPL Horizons on-line ephemeris system
Mean dens g cm 3 1.3777 g cm^-3 Mean dens (g cm^-3) JPL Horizons JPL Horizons on-line ephemeris system
Semi major axis a km 62,000 km Semi-major axis, a (km) JPL Horizons JPL Horizons on-line ephemeris system

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/galatea · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.