96 Aegle

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96 Aegle
Discovery
Discovered by Jérôme Eugène Coggia
Discovery date February 17, 1868
Designations
Alternative names  
Minor planet
category
Main belt
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion 517.649 Gm (3.460 AU)
Perihelion 397.127 Gm (2.655 AU)
Semi-major axis 457.388 Gm (3.057 AU)
Eccentricity 0.132
Orbital period 1952.711 d (5.35 a)
Average orbital speed 16.96 km/s
Mean anomaly 354.814°
Inclination 15.938°
Longitude of ascending node 321.809°
Argument of perihelion 206.967°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 169.9 km
Mass 5.1×1018 kg
Mean density ? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity 0.0475 m/s²
Escape velocity 0.0898 km/s
Rotation period 13.82 h[1]
Albedo 0.052 [2]
Temperature ~159 K
Spectral type T [1]
Absolute magnitude 7.67

96 Aegle (ee'-glee, IPA: /ˈiːgli/) is a very large main belt asteroid. It has a dark-colored surface and probably a primitive carbonaceous composition. It was discovered by Jérôme Coggia on February 17, 1868 and named after one of the three Aegles in Greek mythology. Aegle has been observed occulting three stars.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b *JPL Small-Body Database Browser
  2. ^ Asteroid Data Sets