(67) Asia

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Asteroid
(67) Asia
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 .

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