25 Phocaea
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Phocaea /foʊˈsiːə/ (minor planet designation: 25 Phocaea) is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 75 kilometers in diameter. It is the parent body of the Phocaea family. Discovered by Jean Chacornac in 1853, it was named after the ancient Greek city of Phocaea.
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Discovery [1][2] | |
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Discovered by | J. Chacornac |
Discovery site | Marseille Obs. |
Discovery date | 6 April 1853 |
Designations | |
(25) Phocaea | |
Pronunciation | /foʊˈsiːə/[3] |
Named after | Phōcæa [4] (ancient Greek city) |
1956 GC | |
main-belt · (inner) Phocaea [5][6] | |
Adjectives | Phocaean /foʊˈsiːən/[7] |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 157.44 yr (57,504 days) |
Aphelion | 3.0104 AU |
Perihelion | 1.7899 AU |
2.4001 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.2543 |
3.72 yr (1,358 days) | |
13.891° | |
0° 15m 54.36s / day | |
Inclination | 21.606° |
214.14° | |
90.245° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 61.05±2.46 km[8] 61.054±2.463 km[8] 71 km[9] 75.13±3.6 km[5][10] 80.19±4.66 km[11] 82±8 km[12] 83.21±0.96 km[13] |
Mass | (5.99 ± 0.60) × 1017 kg[11] |
Mean density | 2.21±0.44 g/cm3[11] |
9.92±0.05 h[14] 9.9341±0.0002 h[15] 9.935±0.003 h[16] 9.945±0.002 h[17] 9.945 h[18] 9.95±0.01 h[14] | |
0.189±0.005[13] 0.2310±0.024[5][10] 0.350±0.046[8] | |
Tholen = S [1] SMASS = S [1][5] · S [19] B–V = 0.932 [1] U–B = 0.513 [1] | |
7.83[1][5][8][10][13] · 7.90±0.25[20] | |
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