63 Ausonia
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Annibale de Gasparis |
| Discovery date: | February 10, 1861 |
| Alternative names: | |
| Minor planet category: | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 403.452 Gm (2.697 AU) |
| Perihelion distance: | 313.198 Gm (2.094 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 358.325 Gm (2.395 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.126 |
| Orbital period: | 1354.023 d (3.71 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 19.17 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 23.398° |
| Inclination: | 5.786° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 337.911° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 295.635° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 103.1 km |
| Mass: | 1.1×1018 kg |
| Mean density: | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | 0.0288 m/s² |
| Escape velocity: | 0.0545 km/s |
| Rotation period: | ? d |
| Albedo: | 0.159 [1] |
| Temperature: | ~180 K |
| Spectral type: | S |
| Absolute magnitude: | 7.55 |
63 Ausonia (aw-soh'-nee-a) is a large main belt asteroid. It was discovered by A. de Gasparis on February 10, 1861. 'Ausonia' is an alternative name for Italy.
Based on its lightcurve, a small satellite has been suggested [1]
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