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  96 Aegle (ee'-glee) is a very large main belt asteroid (diameter 170 Km). It has a dark-colored surface and probably a primitive carbonaceous composition. It was discovered by Jérôme Coggia on February 17, 1868 and named after one of the three Aegles in Greek mythology.
  Location Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
  Date/Time (UTC) 27 September 2005 01:30
  Optics 200mm SCT F6.3
  Filters None
  Imager Meade DSI-C
  Mount Astro-physics 1200GTO
  Exposure details 49 images * 20 seconds, 1 minute delay
  Software Autostar suite, Photoshop 7
© David McDonald 2012 Updated 10 June 2012