25 Phocaea

25 Phocaea

Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0
name=25 Phocaea
discoverer=J. Chacornac
discovered=April 6, 1853
alt_names=1956 GC
mp_category=Main belt (Phocaea family)
epoch=June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5)
semimajor=359.015 Gm (2.400 AU)
perihelion=267.314 Gm (1.787 AU)
aphelion=450.716 Gm (3.013 AU)
eccentricity=0.255
period=1357.936 d (3.72 a)
inclination=21.584°
asc_node=214.258°
arg_peri=90.154°
mean_anomaly=6.932°
avg_speed=18.91 km/s
dimensions=75.1 km
mass=4.4e|17? kg
density=2.0? g/cm³
surface_grav=0.0210? m/s²
escape_velocity=0.0397? km/s
rotation=0.4144 d (9.945 h) [http://www.psi.edu/pds/asteroid/EAR_A_5_DDR_DERIVED_LIGHTCURVE_V8_0/data/lc.tab]
spectral_type=S
abs_magnitude=7.83
albedo=0.231 [http://www.psi.edu/pds/asteroid/EAR_A_5_DDR_ALBEDOS_V1_1/data/albedos.tab]
single_temperature=~173 K

25 Phocaea (pronEng|foʊˈsiːə, _gr. "Φώκαια)" is a Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by J. Chacornac on April 6, 1853. It was his first asteroid discovery. It is named after Phocaea, the ancient Greek name for Foça in Turkey.

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