(227) Philosophia

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(227 ) Philosophia is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt, which was discovered on August 12, 1882 by Paul Henry at the Observatory of Paris. The name is derived from philosophy.

Philosophia moves at a distance of 2.5272 ( perihelion ) to 3.7767 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.5958 years of the sun. The orbit is inclined 9.1477 ° to the ecliptic, the orbital eccentricity is 0.1982.

Philosophia has a diameter of 87 kilometers. It has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.077.

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