- 143 Adria
Infobox Planet | minorplanet = yes | width = 25em | bgcolour = #FFFFC0
name=143 Adria
discovery=yes
discovery_ref= [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html]
discoverer=Johann Palisa
discovered=February 23 ,1875
alt_names=
mp_category=Main belt
orbit_ref= [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html]
epoch=December 31 ,2006 (JD 2454100.5)
semimajor=413.266 Gm (2.763 AU)
perihelion=384.207 Gm (2.568 AU)
aphelion=442.325 Gm (2.957 AU)
eccentricity=0.070
period=1677.083 d (4.59 a)
inclination=11.469°
asc_node=333.233°
arg_peri=250.984°
mean_anomaly=196.062°
avg_speed=17.90 km/s
physical_characteristics=yes
dimensions=89.9 km
mass=7.6e|17 kg
density=2.0 g/cm³
surface_grav=0.0251 m/s²
escape_velocity=0.0475 km/s
sidereal_day=? d
axial_tilt=?° | pole_ecliptic_lat=? | pole_ecliptic_lon=?
spectral_type=C
abs_magnitude=9.12
albedo=0.10
single_temperature=~167 K143 Adria is a fairly large
main belt asteroid . This dark-coloured asteroid has probably a primitive carbonaceous chondritic composition.It was discovered by J. Palisa on
February 23 ,1875 and named after theAdriatic Sea , on the coast of which the discovery was made.One
occultation by Adria has been reported so far, fromJapan onAugust 21 ,2000 . A somewhat spherical shape measuring 98 × 86 km was observed.
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