20 Massalia (A852 SA)
20 Massalia (A852 SA) (Asteroid). See its size, orbit and live position on a 3D map of the Solar System. 20 Massalia is a stony asteroid and the parent body of the Massalia family located in the inner region of the asteroid belt, approximately 145…
20 Massalia is a stony asteroid and the parent body of the Massalia family located in the inner region of the asteroid belt, approximately 145 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis on 19 September 1852, it was named for the Latin name of the French city of Marseille, from which the independent discover Jean Chacornac sighted it the following night. It was the first asteroid that was not assigned an iconic symbol by its discoverer.
- Type: Asteroid
- Diameter: 136 km
- Orbital period: 3.7 years
- Eccentricity: 0.144