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**143 Adria**
Orbital characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Orbit type	Main belt
Semimajor axis	2.762 AU
Perihelion distance	2.567 AU
Aphelion distance	2.956 AU
Orbital period	4.59 years
Inclination	11.47�
Eccentricity	0.071
Physical characteristics
Diameter ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}	89.9 km
Rotation period	11 hours
Spectral class ^{5 (http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/parallax/phot/LCSUMPUB.TXT)}	C
Abs. magnitude ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}	9.12
Albedo ^{4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html)}	0.049
History ^{2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)}
Discoverer	J. Palisa, 1875

143 Adria is a fairly large main belt asteroid. This dark-colored asteroid has probably a primitive carbonaceous chondritic composition.

It was discovered by J. Palisa on February 23, 1875 and named after the Adriatic Sea, on the coast of which the discovery was made.

One occultation by Adria has been reported so far, from Japan on August 21, 2000. A somewhat spherical shape measuring 98 � 86 km was observed.

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Adria - Definition, explanation (626 words)
	Adria is a town in the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region of Northern Italy, situated between the mouths of the rivers Adige and Po.
	Atria (or "Hat") gave its name at any early period to the Adriatic Sea, to which it was connected through channels.
	Under Roman occupation the town lost importance to the former Greek colony Ravenna as the continued siltation of the Po delta carried the seafront farther to the east.

Adria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (564 words)
	Adria is a town in the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region of Northern Italy, situated between the mouths of the rivers Adige and Po.
	Under Roman occupation the town lost importance to the former Greek colony Ravenna as the continued siltation of the Po delta carried the seafront farther to the east.
	Later the city was ruled by the Este family.

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