(67) Asia
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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 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(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 .