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**96 Aegle**
Orbital characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Orbit type	Main belt
Semimajor axis	3.059 AU
Perihelion distance	2.656 AU
Aphelion distance	3.463 AU
Orbital period	5.35 years
Inclination	15.94�
Eccentricity	0.132
Physical characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Diameter	169.9 km
Rotation period ^{3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/)}	10 hours
Abs. magnitude	7.67
Albedo ^{4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html)}	0.052
History ^{2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)}
Discoverer	J. Coggia, 1868

96 Aegle is a very large main belt asteroid. It has a dark_colored surface and probably a primitive carbonaceous composition.

It was discovered by J�r�me Coggia on February 17, 1868 and named after one of the three Aegles in Greek mythology.

Aegle has been observed occulting three stars.

Categories: Astronomy stubs | Main Belt asteroids

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