47 Aglaja

Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0
name=47 Aglaja
discoverer=Karl Theodor Robert Luther
discovered=September 15, 1857
alt_names=
mp_category=Main belt
epoch=December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
semimajor=430.481 Gm (2.878 AU)
perihelion=372.222 Gm (2.488 AU)
aphelion=488.740 Gm (3.267 AU)
eccentricity=0.135
period=1782.960 d (4.88 a)
inclination=4.985°
asc_node=3.244°
arg_peri=314.589°
mean_anomaly=225.007°
avg_speed=17.48 km/s
dimensions=127.0 km
mass=2.1e|18 kg
density=? g/cm³
surface_grav=0.0355 m/s²
escape_velocity=0.0671 km/s
rotation=? d
spectral_type=C
abs_magnitude=7.84
albedo=0.080 [ [http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/albedo.html Asteroid Data Sets ] ]
single_temperature=~164 K

47 Aglaja (IPAEng|əˈglaɪə) is a large, dark main belt asteroid. It was discovered by R. Luther on September 15, 1857. It is named after Aglaea, one of the Charites in Greek mythology.

External links

* [http://casjobs.sdss.org/ImgCutoutDR6/getjpeg.aspx?ra=24.02115651&dec=13.03557584&scale=0.1980635&width=512&height=512&opt=L&query=&Label=on This is an image of Aglaja taken by the SDSS telescope on 13OCT1999 when it was 1.7au from Earth /Fermats Brother]

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