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Encyclopedia > 67 Asia
67 Asia
Discovery
Discovered by: Norman Robert Pogson
Discovery date: April 17, 1861
Orbital characteristics
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion distance: 429.180 Gm (2.869 AU)
Perihelion distance: 295.220 Gm (1.973 AU)
Semi-major axis: 362.200 Gm (2.421 AU)
Eccentricity: 0.185
Orbital period: 1376.048 d (3.77 a)
Avg. orbital speed: 18.98 km/s
Mean anomaly: 182.178°
Inclination: 6.027°
Longitude of ascending node: 202.722°
Argument of perihelion: 106.301°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions: 58.1 km
Mass: 2.1×1017 kg
Mean density: ? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity: 0.0162 m/s²
Escape velocity: 0.0307 km/s
Rotation period: ? d
Albedo: 0.255 [1]
Temperature: ~179 K
Spectral type: S
Absolute magnitude: 8.28

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The argument of periapsis (ω) is the orbital element describing the angle between an orbiting bodys ascending node (the point where the body crosses the plane of reference from South to North) and its periapsis (the point of closest approach to the central body), measured in the orbital plane and... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... “Kg” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Density (disambiguation). ... A cubic centimetre (cm3) is an SI derived unit of volume, equal to the volume of a cube with side length of 1 centi metre. ... The surface gravity of a Killing horizon is the acceleration, as exerted at infinity, needed to keep an object at the horizon. ... Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-71. ... In astronomy, a rotation period is the time an astronomical object takes to complete one revolution around its rotation axis relative to the background stars. ... Albedo is the ratio of reflected to incident electromagnetic radiation. ... For other uses, see Temperature (disambiguation). ... The kelvin (symbol: K) is a unit increment of temperature and is one of the seven SI base units. ... In astronomy, absolute magnitude is the apparent magnitude, m, an object would have if it were at a standard luminosity distance away from us, in the absence of interstellar extinction. ... The asteroid belt is a region of the solar system falling roughly between the planets Mars and Jupiter where the greatest concentration of asteroid orbits can be found. ... 253 Mathilde, a C-type asteroid. ... Norman Robert Pogson (March 23, 1829 – June 23, 1891) was a British astronomer. ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu (Plural of Madra): Ancient people of Iranian affinites, who lived in northwest Panjab in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. ... Asia or Clymene in Greek mythology, is a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius. ... This article is about the race of Titans in Greek mythology. ... The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...


References

  1. ^ http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/albedo.html
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