67 Asia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Norman Robert Pogson |
| Discovery date | April 17, 1861 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Asia and Asia |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.869 AU (429.180 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.973 AU (295.220 Gm) |
| 2.421 AU (362.200 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| 3.77 yr (1376.048 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 18.98 km/s |
| 182.178° | |
| Inclination | 6.027° |
| 202.722° | |
| 106.301° | |
| Proper orbital elements | |
Proper mean motion | 0.26133 deg / yr |
Proper orbital period | 1377.56859 yr (503156.928 d) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 60.99 ± 2.41[1] km |
| Mass | (1.03 ± 0.10) × 1018 kg[1] |
Mean density | 8.66 ± 1.32[1] g/cm3 |
| 0.0162 m/s² | |
| 0.0307 km/s | |
| 15.89 hours | |
| Albedo | 0.255 [2] |
| Temperature | ~179 K |
Spectral type | S |
| 8.28 | |
67 Asia (/ˈeɪʃiə/ AY-shee-ə) is a bright asteroid from the asteroid belt. It was discovered by N.R. Pogson on April 17, 1861, from the Madras Observatory.
Pogson chose the name to refer both to Asia, a Titaness in Greek mythology, and to the continent of Asia, because the asteroid was the first to be discovered from that continent.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
- ^ Asteroid Data Sets
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, p.22.
External links
- 67 Asia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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