67 Asia
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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Norman Robert Pogson |
| Discovery date | April 17, 1861 |
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Designations
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Main belt |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 429.180 Gm (2.869 AU) |
| Perihelion | 295.220 Gm (1.973 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 362.200 Gm (2.421 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Orbital period | 1376.048 d (3.77 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 18.98 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 182.178° |
| Inclination | 6.027° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 202.722° |
| Argument of perihelion | 106.301° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 58.1 km |
| Mass | 2.1×1017 kg |
| Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0162 m/s² |
| Escape velocity | 0.0307 km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Albedo | 0.255 [1] |
| Temperature | ~179 K |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.28 |
67 Asia (ay'-shee-ə, IPA: /ˈeɪʃiə/) 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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