63 Ausonia

Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0
name=63 Ausonia
discoverer=Annibale de Gasparis
discovered=February 10, 1861
alt_names=
mp_category=Main belt
epoch=December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
semimajor=358.325 Gm (2.395 AU)
perihelion=313.198 Gm (2.094 AU)
aphelion=403.452 Gm (2.697 AU)
eccentricity=0.126
period=1354.023 d (3.71 a)
inclination=5.786°
asc_node=337.911°
arg_peri=295.635°
mean_anomaly=23.398°
avg_speed=19.17 km/s
dimensions=103.1 km
mass=1.1e|18 kg
density=? g/cm³
surface_grav=0.0288 m/s²
escape_velocity=0.0545 km/s
rotation=? d
spectral_type=S
abs_magnitude=7.55
albedo=0.159 [ [http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/albedo.html Asteroid Data Sets ] ]
single_temperature=~180 K

63 Ausonia "(aw-soh'-nee-a," IPAEng|ɔˈsoʊniə) is a large main belt asteroid. It was discovered by A. de Gasparis on February 10, 1861. 'Ausonia' is an alternative name for Italy.

Based on its lightcurve, a small satellite has been suggested [http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/asteroidmoonsq.html]

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