(67) Asia
Asteroid (67) Asia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2,421 AU |
eccentricity | 0.185 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1,974 AU - 2,868 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 6 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 202.7 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 106.2 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | November 9, 2008 |
Sidereal period | 3 a 280 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.0 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 58 km |
Albedo | 0.26 |
Rotation period | 15.9 h |
Absolute brightness | 8.3 mag |
Spectral class | S. |
history | |
Explorer | Norman Robert Pogson |
Date of discovery | April 17, 1861 |
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(67) Asia is an asteroid of the main belt. He was at the Observatory of Madras ( India discovered).
The celestial body was named after Asia , a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys .