O-type asteroid
The rare O-type asteroids have spectra similar to the unusual asteroid
List
Seven asteroids have been classified as O-type by the second
group:Designation |
Class | Diam. | Refs |
---|---|---|---|
3628 Božněmcová | main-belt | 6.914 km | MPC · JPL |
4034 Vishnu | Apollo | 0.42 km | MPC · JPL |
4341 Poseidon | Apollo | 2 km | MPC · JPL |
5143 Heracles | Apollo | 4.843 km | MPC · JPL |
(8201) 1994 AH2 | Apollo | 1.859 km | MPC · JPL |
(162385) 2000 BM19 |
Aten | 0.57 km | MPC · JPL |
1997 RT | Amor | 0.3 km | MPC · JPL |
Diameter: averaged estimates only; may change over time |
See also
References
- ^ S. J. Bus and R. P. Binzel, Phase II of the Small Main-belt Asteroid Spectroscopy Survey: A feature-based taxonomy, Icarus, Vol. 158, pp. 146 (2002).