67 Asia

67 Asia
Discovery
Discovered by Norman Robert Pogson
Discovery date April 17, 1861
Designations
MPC designation (67) Asia
Pronunciation /ˈeɪʃiə/ AY-shee-ə
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)
182.178°
Inclination 6.027°
202.722°
106.301°
Proper orbital elements
0.26133 deg / yr
1377.56859 yr
(503156.928 d)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 60.99 ± 2.41 km[1]
Mass (1.03 ± 0.10) × 1018 kg[1]
Mean density
 8.66 ± 1.32 g/cm3[1]
15.89 hours
0.255 [2]
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]

    Photometry from the Oakley Observatory during 2006 produced a lightcurve that indicated a sidereal rotation period of 15.90±0.02 with an amplitude of 0.26±0.04 in magnitude.[4] It has a 2:1 commensurability with Mars, having an orbital period double that of the planet.[5]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
    2. ↑ Asteroid Data Sets Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite
    3. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 22. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
    4. ↑ Ditteon, Richard; Hawkins, Scot (September 2007), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Oakley Observatory - October-November 2006", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 34 (3): 59–64, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34...59D, ISSN 1052-8091.
    5. ↑ Plastino, A. R.; Vucetich, H. (August 1992), "Resonant asteroids and the equivalence principle", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 262 (1): 321−325, Bibcode:1992A&A...262..321P


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