25 Phocaea
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Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
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Orbit type | Main belt |
Semimajor axis | 2.399 AU |
Perihelion distance | 1.784 AU |
Aphelion distance | 3.015 AU |
Orbital period | 3.72 years |
Inclination | 21.58° |
Eccentricity | 0.256 |
Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
Diameter | 75.1 km |
Rotation period 3 (http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html) | 9.945 hours |
Spectral class | S |
Abs. magnitude | 7.83 |
History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
Discoverer | J. Chacornac, 1853 |
25 Phocaea (fo-see'-a) is a Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by J. Chacornac on April 6, 1853. It was his first asteroid discovery. It is named after Phocaea, the ancient Greek name for Foça in Turkey.
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