96 Aegle
Orbital diagram | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. Coggia |
| Discovery site | Marseille Obs. |
| Discovery date | 17 February 1868 |
| Designations | |
| (96) Aegle | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛɡliː/ |
Named after | Aegle (Hesperid of Greek mythology) |
| main-belt · (outer) Aegle | |
| Adjectives | Aeglean /ɛɡˈliːən/ |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 149.92 yr (54,760 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.4796 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6251 AU |
| 3.0524 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1400 |
| 5.33 yr (1,948 d) | |
| 29.930° | |
| 0° 11m 5.28s / day | |
| Inclination | 15.963° |
| 321.60° | |
| 208.97° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 178.7 km × 148.3 km |
| 156 km 162.85 km (calculated) 164.77±2.54 km 167.92±5.49 km 170.02±3.4 km 177.77±1.54 km | |
| Mass | (6.48±6.26)×1018 kg |
Mean density | 2.61±2.53 g/cm3 |
| 10 h (poor) 10.470 h (poor) 13.82±0.01 h 13.82±0.01 h 13.868±0.001 h 26.53±0.01 h (poor) | |
| 0.048±0.007 0.0523±0.002 0.056±0.002 0.058 (assumed) | |
| Tholen = T SMASS = T Bus–DeMeo = T B–V = 0.775 U–B = 0.337 | |
| 7.54 · 7.65 7.65±0.07 7.67 | |
96 Aegle is a carbonaceous asteroid and the namesake of the Aegle family located in the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 170 kilometers (110 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 17 February 1868, by French astronomer Jérôme Coggia at the Marseille Observatory in southeastern France. The rare T-type asteroid has a rotation period of 13.8 hours and has been observed several times during occultation events. It was named after Aegle ("brightness"), one of the Hesperides (nymphs of the evening) from Greek mythology.