47 Aglaja
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by: | Karl Theodor Robert Luther |
| Discovery date: | September 15, 1857 |
| Alternative names: | |
| Minor planet category: | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 488.740 Gm (3.267 AU) |
| Perihelion distance: | 372.222 Gm (2.488 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 430.481 Gm (2.878 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.135 |
| Orbital period: | 1782.960 d (4.88 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 17.48 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 225.007° |
| Inclination: | 4.985° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 3.244° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 314.589° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 127.0 km |
| Mass: | 2.1×1018 kg |
| Mean density: | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | 0.0355 m/s² |
| Escape velocity: | 0.0671 km/s |
| Rotation period: | ? d |
| Albedo: | 0.080 [1] |
| Temperature: | ~164 K |
| Spectral type: | C |
| Absolute magnitude: | 7.84 |
47 Aglaja (IPA: [əˈgleɪə] or [əˈgliə]) is a large, dark main belt asteroid. It was discovered by R. Luther on September 15, 1857. It is named after Aglaea, one of the Charites in Greek mythology.
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