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Asteroid 47 Aglaja


Named after Aglaea, one of the Charites in Greek mythology.

This file is not available for download, but provided by the Alcyone Ephemeris Small Body Data File DVD.

ClassificationMain-belt asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2450209,5
Semi major axis2,8819 AU
Period [Julian yrs]4,893 Julian years
Inclination4,992 °
Eccentricity0,1308
Lon. of ascending node3,442 °
Argument of perihelion315,249 °
Passage of perihelion1994-Mar-06.407806
Aphelion distance3,2588 AU
Mean anomaly159,469 °

Physical Data
Radius63,48 km
Rotation period13,2 days
Absolute magnitude (H)7,7943
Magnitude Slope (G)0,16
Color index (B-V)0,665
Geometric albedo0,0801
Spectral classB

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererRobert Luther
Discovered1857-09-15

Data File
Data File Name47_Aglaja.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00