96 Aegle
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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Jérôme Eugène Coggia |
| Discovery date | February 17, 1868 |
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Designations
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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° |
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Physical characteristics
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| 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.
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