Notable Asteroids, Part 4
36 entries in the Notable Asteroids, Part 4 compendium.
16525 ShumarinaikoBinary asteroid in the inner main belt with a synchronous moon.16974 IphthimeA large binary Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp.17246 ChristophedumasA stony Koronian binary asteroid with a 1-km moon.20325 JulianoeyA Vestian binary asteroid with a synchronous moon.22899 AlconradA Koronian binary asteroid with a moon discovered in 2003.26074 CarlwirtzBinary Mars-crosser and dynamical Hungaria asteroid.(31345) 1998 PGA stony binary near-Earth asteroid with a 270-meter moon.32008 AdriángaládA binary V-type asteroid from the inner main belt.(35107) 1991 VHBinary near-Earth asteroid with a chaotically tumbling satellite.65803 DidymosBinary asteroid system targeted by NASA's DART impact mission.(66063) 1998 RO1A stony Aten binary with a close-orbiting moon.Asteroid familyAsteroid families are collisional fragments sharing similar orbital elements.Alinda asteroidA dynamical group of asteroids in 3:1 resonance with Jupiter.Arkesilaos familyA collisional family of dark asteroids in Jupiter's L4 cloud.Baptistina familyAsteroid family of over 2500 members from a breakup 80 million years ago.Dark cometAsteroids that move like comets but lack a coma or tail.Ennomos familyA non-catastrophic collisional family in the Trojan camp.Eunomia familyThe largest S-type asteroid family in the intermediate belt.Eurybates familyA catastrophic collisional family in the Jupiter Trojan Greek camp.Flora familyA large, poorly defined stony asteroid family near Earth.Gefion familyAn asteroid family once misidentified as belonging to Ceres or Minerva.Hektor familyA non-catastrophic collisional family in the Trojan Greek camp.Hilda familyAn ancient collisional family of dark asteroids in Jupiter's 3:2 resonance.Hungaria familyCollisional family of bright E-type asteroids in the inner belt.Hungaria asteroidsInnermost dense asteroid concentration, dominated by high-inclination E-types.Hygiea familyDark carbonaceous family dominated by the giant 10 Hygiea.Karin familyThe most recent known asteroid collision in the main belt.Koronis familyA large stony asteroid family with two younger subfamilies.Padua familyA mid-sized asteroid family with most members in z1 libration.Massalia familyA young, two-lobed S-type family in the inner asteroid belt.Nysa–Polana complexOverlapping asteroid families in the inner main belt.Schubart familyA collisional family of dark asteroids in the Hilda dynamical group.Shaulladany familyA non-catastrophic collisional family in Jupiter's Trojan camp.Themis familyA large carbonaceous asteroid family in the outer belt.Thronium familyA non-catastrophic collisional family in the Jupiter Trojan Greek camp.Vesta familyA large inner-belt family of bright V-type asteroids originating from 4 Vesta.
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