(47) Aglaya

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Asteroid
(47) Aglaja
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 2,878  AU
eccentricity 0.134
Perihelion - aphelion 2.491 AU - 3.265 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5 °
Length of the ascending node 3.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 314 °
Time of passage of the perihelion October 26, 2008
Sidereal period 4 a 323 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.5 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 127 km
Albedo 0.0801
Rotation period 13 h 11 min
Absolute brightness 7.84 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer KTR Luther
Date of discovery September 15, 1857
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(47) Aglaja is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which was discovered on September 15, 1857 by Karl Theodor Robert Luther .

The celestial body was named after Aglaia , a daughter of Zeus and companion of Aphrodite .

Aglaja moves between 2.4906 ( perihelion ) to 3.2651 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.88 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 4.9845 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1346.

Aglaja has a diameter of 127 km. It has a dark, carbonaceous surface with an albedo of 0.08.

It rotates around its own axis in 13 hours and 12 minutes.

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