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Aglaja

47 Aglaja

Asteroid Number47
Asteroid GroupMain Asteroid Belt
Asteroid FamilyNot applicable
Composition ClassB-type (carbonaceous)
Orbital Period4 years, 322 days
Distance from the SunSemi-Major Axis: 430,913,000 km (2.88 AU)
Perihelion: 374,881,000 km (2.51 AU)
Aphelion: 486,945,000 km (3.26 AU)
Eccentricity0.1300
Diameter (Mean)142 km
NotesAglaja derives its name from Greek Aglaea, the name of the one of three Charites or 'Graces'. This asteroid is a dark body more than 140 kilometres in diameter, carbonaceous in structure, which orbits through the outer regions of the Solar System's Asteroid Belt over a period of nearly five years.

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