(47) Aglaya

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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