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67 Asia

67 Asia
Orbital characteristics 1
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
Diameter 58.1 km
Rotation period 3 15.89 hours
Spectral class S
Abs. magnitude 8.28
Albedo 4 0.255
History 2
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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