67 Asia
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| Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
|---|---|
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.421 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 1.975 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 2.868 AU |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Inclination | 6.03° |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 58.1 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) | 15.89 hours |
| Spectral class | S |
| Abs. magnitude | 8.28 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.255 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | N. R. Pogson, 1861 |
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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