(67) Asia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 April 1861 by N. R. Pogson at Madras.
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Where Asia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Asia is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 67 |
| Provisional designation | A861 HA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 56.3 km (#640 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.228 |
| Rotation period | 15.9 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 6.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.966 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.