(96) Aegle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 February 1868 by J. Coggia at Marseilles.
Where Aegle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aegle is 3.25 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 96 |
| Provisional designation | A868 DA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 178 km (#46 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 13.9 hours |
| Spectral type | T |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 16.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 February 1868
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