(47) Aglaja Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 1857 by R. Luther at Dusseldorf.
Where Aglaja is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aglaja is 3.11 au from the Sun and 4.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47 |
| Provisional designation | A857 RA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 168 km (#55 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Rotation period | 13.2 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 4.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by R. Luther
- (17) Thetis
- (26) Proserpina
- (28) Bellona
- (35) Leukothea
- (37) Fides
- (53) Kalypso
- (57) Mnemosyne
- (58) Concordia
- (68) Leto
- (71) Niobe
- (78) Diana
- (82) Alkmene
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