67 Asia
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Norman Robert Pogson |
| Discovery date: | April 17, 1861 |
| Alternative names: | |
| Minor planet category: | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 429.180 Gm (2.869 AU) |
| Perihelion distance: | 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 discovered 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 discovered from Asia.
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