63 Ausonia

63 Ausonia
Discovery [1][2]
Discovered byA. de Gasparis
Discovery siteCapodimonte Obs.
Discovery date10 February 1861
Designations
(63) Ausonia
Pronunciation/ɔːˈsniə/[3]
Named after
Ausonia[4]
(ancient name for Italy)
1947 NA · 1948 WT
main-belt · (inner)
Vesta[5][6]
AdjectivesAusonian /ɔːˈsniən/ [7]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc156.34 yr (57,104 days)
Aphelion2.6993 AU
Perihelion2.0910 AU
2.3951 AU
Eccentricity0.1270
3.71 yr (1,354 days)
340.16°
0° 15m 57.24s / day
Inclination5.7763°
337.75°
295.78°
Physical characteristics
Dimensionsc/a = 0.45±0.02[8]
93±3 km[8] 87.5±1.1 km[9]
90±18 km[10]
94.4±7.2 km[11]
103.0±2.8 km[12]
103.14±2.4 km[13]
Mass(1.2±0.2)×1018 kg[8]
(1.53±0.15)×1018 kg[11]
Mean density
2.96±0.61 g/cm3[8]
3.46±0.86 g/cm3[11]
9.282±0.003 h[14]
9.29 h[15]
9.293±0.001 h[16]
9.294 h[17]
9.29757 h[18]
9.29758 h[19]
9.29759 h[10][20]
9.29766 h[21]
9.298 h[22]
9.299 h[23]
0.195 (calculated)[8]
0.125±0.016[24]
0.1586±0.008[13]
0.1591±0.0277[12]
0.232±0.008[9]
0.25±0.18[25]
Tholen = S[1]
SMASS = Sa[1]
S[5][26]
B–V = 0.916[1]
U–B = 0.500[1]
7.55[1][5][9][12][13][25][24]

63 Ausonia is a stony Vestian asteroid from the inner region of the asteroid belt, approximately 100 kilometers (60 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis on 10 February 1861, from the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, in Naples, Italy. The initial choice of name for the asteroid was "Italia", after Italy, but this was modified to Ausonia, an ancient classical name for the Italian region.[4]

Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Ausonia
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