67 Asia
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67 Asia (ay'-shee-ə, IPA: /ˈeɪʃiə/) is a bright main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Norman Pogson on April 17, 1861 in Madras. It was named after Asia, a Titaness in Greek mythology, but also after the continent, because the asteroid was the first to be discovered from Asia.

References

1. ^ Asteroid Data Sets