63 Ausonia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Annibale de Gasparis |
| Discovery date | February 10, 1861 |
| Designations | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 403.452 Gm (2.697 AU) |
| Perihelion | 313.198 Gm (2.094 AU) |
| 358.325 Gm (2.395 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| 1354.023 d (3.71 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 19.17 km/s |
| 23.398° | |
| Inclination | 5.786° |
| 337.911° | |
| 295.635° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 103.1 km |
| Mass | 1.1×1018 kg |
Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
| 0.0288 m/s² | |
| 0.0545 km/s | |
| ? d | |
| Albedo | 0.159 [1] |
| Temperature | ~180 K |
Spectral type | S |
| 7.55 | |
63 Ausonia (/[invalid input: 'icon']ɔːˈsoʊniə/ aw-SOH-nee-ə) is a large main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on February 10, 1861 from the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Naples. The initial choice of name for the asteroid was "Italia", after Italy, but this was modified to Ausonia, an ancient classical name for the Italian region.[2]
Based on its lightcurve, a small moon has been suggested. [1]
References
- ^ Asteroid Data Sets
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, p.21.
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