67 Asia
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| Orbital characteristics 1 | |
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| 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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| Previous minor planet | 67 Asia | Next minor planet |
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| For other objects and regions, see: asteroid groups and families, binary asteroids, asteroid moons and the Solar system For a complete listing, see: List of asteroids. See also Pronunciation of asteroid names and Meanings of asteroid names. |
