(96) Aegle
Asteroid (96) Aegle |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Outer main belt |
Asteroid family | Aegle family |
Major semi-axis | 3.052 AU |
eccentricity | 0.138 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.632 AU - 3.472 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 16 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 321.7 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 208.4 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | June 10, 2012 |
Sidereal period | 5 a 121 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.0 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 170 km |
Dimensions | (6.48 ± 6.26) 10 18 | kg
Albedo | 0.0523 |
Medium density | 2.61 ± 2.53 g / cm³ |
Rotation period | 13 h 49 min |
Absolute brightness | 7.67 likes |
Spectral class | T |
history | |
Explorer | Jérôme-Eugène Coggia |
Date of discovery | February 17, 1868 |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(96) Aegle is an asteroid of the main outer belt discovered on February 17, 1868 by the French astronomer Jérôme-Eugène Coggia .
The asteroid was named after Aigle , one of the nymphs called Naiads from Greek mythology .
(96) Aegle is an asteroid of the comparatively rare spectral type T. Together with the asteroids (308) Polyxo (141 km in diameter), (596) Scheila (113 km) and (233) Asterope (100 km), it is one of the largest bodies this guy.
Aegle family
(96) Aegle is ancestral body of the Aegle family of asteroids. This family includes almost one hundred asteroids, including (27938) Guislain, (121656) Jamesrogers and (290001) Uebersax.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Benoit Carry Density of Asteriods , Planetary & Space Science, 2012, Volume 73, Edition 1, pp. 98–118, doi: 10.1016 / j.pss.2012.03.009
- ^ Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets. The international Astronomical Union - Minor Planet Center, accessed July 26, 2020 .
- ↑ D. Nesvorny, M. Broz, V. Carruba Identification and Dynamical Properties of Asteroid Families , 2014, arXiv: 1502.01628