Minor Planet Designation | 25 Phocaea | Asteroid Group | Main Asteroid Belt (Phocaea family) | Orbital Period | 3 years, 262 days | Distance from the Sun | Semi-Major Axis: 358,969,291 km (2.40 AU) Perihelion: 267,469,593 km (1.79 AU) Aphelion: 450,468,989 km (3.01 AU) | Eccentricity | 0.2549 | Diameter (Mean) | 61.1 kilometres | Notes | A stony asteroid of the inner Asteroid Belt, Phocaea gives its name to the Phocaea Family, a swarm of related asteroids originating in an ancient collision. With a mean diameter of over 60km, Phocaea is by far the largest member of the family, with few other members exceeding 10km. |
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