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96 Aegle is a main-belt asteroid discovered by French astronomer Jérôme Coggia in 1868. Its name comes from Aegle, one of the Hesperides in Greek mythology, the figures associated with guarding the golden apples. The object is cataloged as a T-type asteroid in the Tholen taxonomy and is one of the numbered minor planets whose designation combines its discovery sequence with a mythological name.
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What is 96 Aegle?
96 Aegle is a main-belt asteroid named after Aegle, one of the Hesperides in Greek mythology. It was discovered by French astronomer Jérôme Coggia.
Who discovered 96 Aegle?
Jérôme Coggia discovered 96 Aegle in 1868. The discovery is associated with the early period of systematic asteroid observation in the nineteenth century.
What does the name Aegle refer to?
The name comes from Aegle, one of the Hesperides, the mythological figures connected with guarding the golden apples. The name therefore comes from Greek mythology rather than from a physical feature of the asteroid.
What type of asteroid is 96 Aegle?
96 Aegle is cataloged as a T-type asteroid in the Tholen taxonomy. That classification describes its spectral properties, meaning how its surface reflects different wavelengths of light.
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