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Asteroid 67 Asia


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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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2447474,5
Semi major axis2,4201 AU
Period [Julian yrs]3,765 Julian years
Inclination6,011 °
Eccentricity0,1870
Lon. of ascending node203,087 °
Argument of perihelion105,234 °
Passage of perihelion1990-Jan-04.975617
Aphelion distance2,8727 AU
Mean anomaly249,531 °

Physical Data
Radius29,06 km
Rotation period15,89 days
Absolute magnitude (H)8,1987
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,861
Geometric albedo0,2551
Spectral classS

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererNorman Pogson
Discovered1861-04-17

Data File
Data File Name67_Asia.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00