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96 Aegle (/ˈiːɡliː/ EE-glee) is a very large main-belt asteroid. It has a dark-colored surface and probably a primitive carbonaceous composition. It was discovered by Jérôme Coggia on February 17 1868 and named after one of the three Aegles in Greek mythology. Aegle has been observed occulting three stars.

apoapsis (km)
5.17649e+11
average speed (km/s)
61056.0
orbital period (μ)
1.68714e+08
periapsis (km)
3.97127e+11
temperature (K)
159.0
absolute magnitude
7.67
albedo
0.052
discovery date
1868-02-17
discoverer
Jérôme Eugène Coggia
epoch
December 31 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
escape velocity (kmh)
323.28
rotation period (s)
49752.0

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