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63 Ausonia (/ɔːˈsoʊniə/ aw-SOH-nee-ə) is a large main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on February 10 1861 from the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte Naples. 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.Based on its lightcurve a small moon has been suggested. [1]

63Ausonia_(Lightcurve_Inversion).png
apoapsis (km)
4.03452e+11
average speed (km/s)
69012.0
orbital period (μ)
1.16988e+08
periapsis (km)
3.13198e+11
temperature (K)
180.0
absolute magnitude
7.55
albedo
0.159
discovery date
1861-02-10
discoverer
Annibale de Gasparis
epoch
December 31 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
escape velocity (kmh)
196.2

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