67 Asia
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by: | Norman Robert Pogson |
Discovery date: | April 17, 1861 |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
Aphelion | 429.180 Gm (2.869 AU) |
Perihelion: | 295.220 Gm (1.973 AU) |
Semi-major axis: | 362.200 Gm (2.421 AU) |
Eccentricity: | 0.185 |
Orbital period: | 1376.048 d (3.77 a) |
Avg. orbital speed: | 18.98 km/s |
Mean anomaly: | 182.178° |
Inclination: | 6.027° |
Longitude of ascending node: | 202.722° |
Argument of perihelion: | 106.301° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions: | 58.1 km |
Mass: | 2.1×1017 kg |
Mean density: | ? g/cm³ |
Equatorial surface gravity: | 0.0162 m/s² |
Escape velocity: | 0.0307 km/s |
Rotation period: | ? d |
Albedo: | 0.255 [1] |
Temperature: | ~179 K |
Spectral type: | S |
Absolute magnitude: | 8.28 |
67 Asia is a bright main belt asteroid. It was found by Norman Pogson on April 17, 1861 in Madras. It was named after Asia, a Titaness in Greek mythology, but also after the continent, because the asteroid was the first to be found in Asia.
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Near-Earth asteroids · Main belt · Jupiter Trojans · Neptune Trojans · Comets · Kuiper belt · Oort cloud |