(63) Ausonia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1861 by A. de Gasparis at Naples.
Where Ausonia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ausonia is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 63 |
| Provisional designation | A861 CA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 116 km (#174 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.125 |
| Rotation period | 9.30 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 5.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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