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67 Asia is a numbered asteroid in the main belt, orbiting the Sun in the region between Mars and Jupiter. British astronomer Norman Robert Pogson discovered it in 1861 at the Madras Observatory in India, making it one of the early asteroids found from an observatory outside Europe. It is a moderately large asteroid, and its name refers to Asia, a figure from Greek mythology rather than directly to the modern continent.
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What is 67 Asia?
67 Asia is a numbered asteroid in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. It is one of the small Solar System bodies that orbit the Sun in that region.
Who discovered asteroid 67 Asia?
British astronomer Norman Robert Pogson discovered 67 Asia in 1861. The discovery was made at the Madras Observatory in India.
Where does 67 Asia orbit?
67 Asia follows a main-belt orbit in the broad zone between Mars and Jupiter. It is not a near-Earth asteroid based on the classification given here.
Why is 67 Asia historically notable?
Its discovery in 1861 at Madras Observatory reflects the expansion of asteroid astronomy beyond European observatories. The object is known by the number 67 because it was the sixty-seventh asteroid assigned a numbered designation.
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