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Most common asteroid spectral type
C-type (carbonaceous /ˌkɑːrbəˈneɪʃəs/) asteroids are the most common variety, forming around 75% of known asteroids. They are volatile-rich and distinguished
C-type_asteroid
Asteroid spectral type
M-type (metallic-type, a.k.a. M-class) asteroids are a spectral class of asteroids which appear to contain higher concentrations of metal phases (e.g.
M-type_asteroid
Asteroid spectral type indicating stony composition
S-type (stony-type or siliceous-type) asteroids are asteroids with a spectral type that is indicative of a siliceous (i.e. stony) mineralogical composition
S-type_asteroid
Type of asteroid spectral group
D-type asteroids have a very low albedo and a featureless reddish spectrum. It has been suggested that they have a composition of organic-rich silicates
D-type_asteroid
Classification of asteroids
P-type (primitive-type) asteroids have low albedo and a featureless reddish spectrum. It has been suggested that they have a composition of organic-rich
P-type_asteroid
Asteroid spectral class; uncommon type of carbonaceous asteroid
B-type asteroids are a relatively uncommon type of carbonaceous asteroid, falling into the wider C-group; the 'B' indicates these objects are spectrally
B-type_asteroid
Classification type of a class of astronomical objects
An asteroid spectral type is assigned to asteroids based on their reflectance spectrum, color, and sometimes albedo. These types are thought to correspond
Asteroid_spectral_types
Asteroid class
A-type asteroids are relatively uncommon inner-belt asteroids that have a strong, broad 1 μm olivine feature and a very reddish spectrum shortwards of
A-type_asteroid
Grouping of asteroids
The X-group of asteroids collects together several types with similar spectra, but probably quite different compositions. In the Tholen classification
X-type_asteroid
Type of carbonaceous asteroid
F-type asteroids are a relatively uncommon type of carbonaceous asteroid, falling into the wider C-group. F-type asteroids have spectra generally similar
F-type_asteroid
V-type asteroids, also known as Vestoids, are a class of asteroids whose spectral type is characterized by a strong absorption feature at wavelengths longward
V-type_asteroid
Asteroid spectral type
E-type (enstatite achondrite–type) asteroids are asteroids thought to have enstatite (MgSiO3) achondrite surfaces. They form a large proportion of asteroids
E-type_asteroid
Minor planet found within the inner Solar System
(Trojan asteroids). Asteroids are rocky, metallic, or icy bodies with no atmosphere, and are broadly classified into C-type (carbonaceous), M-type (metallic)
Asteroid
Type of asteroid
G-type asteroids are a relatively uncommon type of carbonaceous asteroid that makes up approximately 5% of asteroids. The most notable asteroid in this
G-type_asteroid
Dwarf planet in the asteroid belt
System. Ceres is the largest asteroid in the main asteroid belt. It has been classified as a C‑type or carbonaceous asteroid and, due to the presence of
Ceres_(dwarf_planet)
Apollo asteroid
qualities of both a C-type asteroid and a B-type asteroid. In June 2018, the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 arrived at the asteroid. After making measurements
162173_Ryugu
Fourth-largest asteroid
is a large asteroid in the outer region of the main asteroid belt, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was the tenth known asteroid, discovered
10_Hygiea
Prehistoric impact crater in Mexico
Chicxulub impactor was a C-type asteroid with a carbonaceous chondrite-like composition, rather than a comet. This type of asteroid originally formed in the
Chicxulub_crater
Exploitation of raw materials from asteroids
Multiple types of asteroids have been identified but the three main types would include the C-type, S-type, and M-type asteroids: C-type asteroids have a
Asteroid_mining
Asteroid
astronomer Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory in Australia. The C-type asteroid was the second target of the Lucy mission, with the spacecraft flying
52246_Donaldjohanson
Japanese space mission to asteroid Ryugu
asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese state space agency JAXA. It is a successor to the Hayabusa mission, which returned asteroid samples
Hayabusa2
Large asteroid in the asteroid belt
511 Davida is a large C-type asteroid in the asteroid belt. It is one of the largest asteroids; approximately tied for 7th place, to within measurement
511_Davida
Stony main-belt asteroid
tied with three other asteroids as the thirteenth largest asteroid, and it is one of the two largest stony (S-type) asteroids, along with 15 Eunomia
3_Juno
Region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
three basic groups: carbonaceous (C-type), silicate (S-type), and X-type, which includes metal-rich asteroids. The asteroid belt formed from the primordial
Asteroid_belt
Active main belt asteroid
with a C-type classification. Its color closely correlates with those of other Hygiea family members, which is primarily composed of C-type asteroids. On
(62412)_2000_SY178
Risk-listed near-Earth asteroid
2024 YR4 is an asteroid with an estimated diameter of 53 to 67 metres (174 to 220 ft) that is classified as an Apollo-type (Earth-crossing) near-Earth
2024_YR4
Type of asteroid
T-type asteroids are rare inner-belt asteroids of unknown composition with dark, featureless and moderately red spectra, and a moderate absorption feature
T-type_asteroid
Main-belt asteroid
main-belt asteroid. It is a C-type asteroid, meaning that it has a dark surface and possibly a primitive carbonaceous composition. It was discovered by J. C. Watson
93_Minerva
Large asteroid in the asteroid belt
approximately the sixth largest asteroid by volume. Most likely it has a density of around 1.5 g/cm3, typical of C-type asteroids. In 2007, James Baer and Steven
52_Europa
Asteroid with two moons
figure from classical legend. Eugenia is a large asteroid, with a diameter of 214 km. It is an F-type asteroid, which means that it is very dark in colouring
45_Eugenia
NASA mission to fly by eight asteroids
journey to eight different asteroids. It is slated to visit two main belt asteroids as well as six Jupiter trojans – asteroids that share Jupiter's orbit
Lucy_(spacecraft)
Main-belt asteroid
magnitude by 0.13 during each cycle. This object is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonates. Semele was discovered by German
86_Semele
Main-belt asteroid
Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, Arizona, on 30 January 1982. The C-type asteroid orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.8 AU once
3192_A'Hearn
Main-belt asteroid
carbonaceous C-type, while in the SMASS classification it is a Xk-subtype that transitions between the X-type and uncommon K-type asteroids. Multiple photometric
173_Ino
Main-belt asteroid
of the ecliptic. Based upon its spectrum, this is classified as a C-type asteroid. It has a diameter estimated in the range 101–107 km with a roughly
175_Andromache
Double asteroid system in the outer asteroid belt
90 Antiope is a double asteroid in the outer asteroid belt. It was discovered on 1 October 1866, by Robert Luther. In 2000, it was found to consist of
90_Antiope
Main-belt asteroid
inclined by 6.2° to the plane of the ecliptic. It is categorized as a C-type asteroid, indicating a primitive carbonaceous composition. Based on IRAS data
128_Nemesis
Main-belt asteroid
of the asteroid is 110 km and it has a rotation period of six hours. The surface coloring of 91 Aegina is very dark and this C-type asteroid has probably
91_Aegina
Metallic main-belt asteroid
16 Psyche (/ˈsaɪkiː/ SY-kee) is a large M-type asteroid, which was discovered by the Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis, on 17 March 1852 and named
16_Psyche
Large asteroid in the asteroid belt
southern countries such as New Zealand and Chile. Euphrosyne is a C-type asteroid with a primitive surface possibly covered by thick ejecta blanket from
31_Euphrosyne
Main-belt asteroid
334 Chicago is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. It was discovered
334_Chicago
Background asteroid in asteroid belt
carbonaceous C-type asteroid. However, based on the obtained albedo by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), it is rather a stony S-type (see below)
3137_Horky
Main-belt asteroid
429 Lotis is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a probable C-type asteroid and is likely composed of primitive carbonaceous materials. This
429_Lotis
Asteroid
asteroid has an unusually slow rate of rotation, requiring 17.4 days to complete a 360° revolution about its axis. It is a primitive C-type asteroid,
253_Mathilde
Main-belt asteroid
as a carbonaceous C-type asteroid, while the Bus asteroid taxonomy system lists it as a Cgh asteroid. The spectra of the asteroid displays evidence of
38_Leda
Larger of the two moons of Mars
common with carbonaceous C-type asteroids, with spectra, albedo, and density very similar to those of C- or D-type asteroids. Based on their similarity
Phobos_(moon)
Main-belt asteroid
observation. In the Tholen classification, Maja is a carbonaceous C-type asteroid, while in the SMASS classification it is a "hydrated" carbonaceous
66_Maja
Near-Earth Asteroid
resembling that of carbonaceous C-type asteroids. Based on 2020 XL5's phase curve being similar to C-type asteroids, its absolute magnitude (H) of 18
(614689)_2020_XL5
Main-belt asteroid
lighthouse); it was encoded in Unicode 17.0 as U+1CED0 (). Leukothea is a C-type asteroid in the Tholen classification system, suggesting a carbonaceous composition
35_Leukothea
Main-belt asteroid
386 Siegena is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. It
386_Siegena
Main-belt asteroid
a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is a C-type asteroid, meaning it is primitive in composition and dark in colour. This asteroid was discovered by Johann
207_Hedda
Main-belt asteroid
diameter estimate of 117.7±0.7 km. It has the spectrum of a carbonaceous C-type asteroid. Photometric observations of the minor planet in 2011 gave a rotation
81_Terpsichore
Main belt asteroid target of the Lucy mission
is a binary main-belt asteroid about 740 meters (2,400 feet) in diameter. It was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) survey
152830_Dinkinesh
Main-belt asteroid
Dido is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous materials. Like many asteroids of its type, it has an extremely low
209_Dido
Main-belt asteroid
is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. Like many asteroids of this type, its surface is very
238_Hypatia
Main-belt asteroid
carbonaceous body with a low albedo of 0.03 and is classified as a C-type asteroid in the Tholen taxonomy. It has an estimated cross-section of 44.2 km/s
395_Delia
Stony main-belt asteroid
15 Eunomia is a large asteroid in the middle asteroid belt. It is the largest of the stony (S-type) asteroids, with a mean diameter of about 270 kilometres
15_Eunomia
Main-belt asteroid
344 Desiderata is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.[citation needed]
344_Desiderata
Main-belt asteroid
large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Auguste Charlois on January 7, 1896, in Nice. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed
410_Chloris
Main-belt asteroid
XC classification; occupying the transition range between an X-type and a C-type asteroid. It has an estimated cross-section diameter of ~148 km. Eight
117_Lomia
Main-belt asteroid
main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. The spectra of the asteroid displays
211_Isolda
Main-belt asteroid binary
provisional designation 1910 KQ, is a carbonaceous asteroid and binary system from the outer asteroid belt, approximately 190 kilometers in diameter. It
702_Alauda
Main-belt asteroid
776 Berbericia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. A main-belt C-type asteroid, it was discovered on 24 January 1914 by astronomer Adam Massinger at Heidelberg
776_Berbericia
Main-belt asteroid
of Greek names. Based upon its spectrum, 47 Aglaja is listed as a C-type asteroid under the Tholen classification taxonomy, indicating a carbonaceous
47_Aglaja
Main-belt asteroid
59 Elpis is a large main belt asteroid that orbits the Sun with a period of 4.47 years. It is a C-type asteroid, meaning that it is very dark and carbonaceous
59_Elpis
Main-belt asteroid
carbonaceous C-type asteroid, while in the SMASS classification, it is classified as a Cb-subtype, that transitions to the brighter B-type asteroids. It has
1277_Dolores
Near-Earth asteroid
who named it in commemoration of the Camp David Peace Accords. The C-type asteroid (Xc, K) has a rotation period of 19.8 hours and measures approximately
2100_Ra-Shalom
1973, it was later named after Eurybates from Greek mythology. This C-type asteroid is among the 60 largest known Jupiter trojans and has a rotation period
3548_Eurybates
Main-belt asteroid
classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. 229 Adelinda is part of the Cybele asteroid group. "229 Adelinda"
229_Adelinda
Asteroid with 2 moons
Camilla, Queen of the Volsci in Roman mythology. The X-type asteroid is a rare triple asteroid with two minor-planet moons discovered in 2001 and 2016
107_Camilla
Main-belt asteroid
relatively large and dark asteroid with an estimated size of 73 km. Based upon its spectrum, it is classified as a C-type asteroid, which indicates that it
163_Erigone
Main-belt asteroid
an asteroid from the asteroid belt and the namesake of the small Svea family, approximately 81 kilometers (50 miles) in diameter. The C-type asteroid and
329_Svea
Main-belt asteroid
belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomers Max Wolf and A. Schwassmann on 15 February 1899 in Heidelberg. It is classified as a C-type asteroid
442_Eichsfeldia
Layer of loose, superficial deposits covering solid rock
from C-type asteroid Ryugu". Nature Astronomy. 6 (2): 214–220. doi:10.1038/s41550-021-01550-6. ISSN 2397-3366. Lauretta, Dante S.; Connolly, Harold C.; Aebersold
Regolith
Main-belt asteroid
488 Kreusa is a C-type asteroid orbiting the Sun in the asteroid belt, with the type indicating a surface with a low albedo and high carbonaceous content
488_Kreusa
Main-belt asteroid
701 Oriola /ɒrˈraɪələ/ is a main belt asteroid. This C-type asteroid shows possible broad absorption which may be explained by either magnesium-rich amorphous
701_Oriola
Asteroid
wife of Romulus. It is classified as a primitive, dark carbon-rich C-type asteroid. Measurements made with the IRAS observatory give a diameter of 101
206_Hersilia
Ratio of how much light is reflected back from a body
R. P. (eds.). Asteroid Radar Astronomy in Asteroids III. University of Arizona Press. pp. 151–168. ISBN 978-0-8165-2281-1. Magri, C; et al. (2007).
Albedo
Main-belt asteroid
01 magnitude, ruling out previous studies. This is classified as a C-type asteroid and it has an estimated diameter of about 187 km. "Discovery Circumstances:
154_Bertha
Main-belt asteroid
Charlois at the Nice Observatory on 7 March 1894. The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 9.5 hours. It is probably named after Charybdis
388_Charybdis
Main-belt asteroid
belt asteroid. Its orbit is close to those of the Eunomia asteroid family; however, Panopaea is a dark, primitive carbonaceous C-type asteroid in contrast
70_Panopaea
Main-belt asteroid
345 Tercidina is a large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. It was discovered
345_Tercidina
Main-belt Asteroid
Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula. The dark carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 11.2 hours and measures approximately 65.7
791_Ani
Main-belt asteroid
mythology. Based upon its spectrum, 200 Dynamene is classified as a C-type asteroid, indicating that it probably has a primitive composition similar to
200_Dynamene
Main-belt asteroid
named after the Swedish island of Ven. Classified as a primitive B-type or C-type asteroid, it is a member of the Themis family. It is estimated to be roughly
379_Huenna
Main-belt asteroid binary
binary asteroid discovered in 1872. It orbits in the Cybele group in the far outer asteroid belt. As an asteroid of the dark C spectral type, it is probably
121_Hermione
Main-belt asteroid
313 Chaldaea is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. It was discovered
313_Chaldaea
Main-belt asteroid
360 Carlova is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. Dust activity
360_Carlova
Main-belt asteroid
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany. The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 24.98 hours. It was named after the Polish
764_Gedania
Dark and very large background asteroid
Grigory Neujmin at the Simeiz Observatory on Crimea. The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a longer-than average rotation period of 35.8 hours. It was named
814_Tauris
Main-belt asteroid
the Algiers Observatory, Algeria, in North Africa. The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 7.87 hours with a high brightness amplitude
1017_Jacqueline
Asteroid
period of 10.67 hours. The spectrum matches a classification of a C-type asteroid, which may mean it has a composition of primitive carbonaceous materials
187_Lamberta
Large and dark background asteroid
carbonaceous C-type asteroid (Ch) and has a long rotation period of 41.1 hours and is likely elongated in shape. The origin of the asteroid's name remains
868_Lova
Main-belt asteroid
the Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula. The carbonaceous F/C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 17.4 hours and is likely elongated in shape
877_Walküre
Asteroid
Andrei Tarkovsky. The C-type asteroid is a slow rotator with a rotation period of 187 hours. Tarkovskij is a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background
3345_Tarkovskij
Main-belt asteroid
carbonaceous C-type asteroid (FX) has a rotation period of 12.9 hours. It was named after Megaera from Greek mythology. Megaira is a non-family asteroid of the
464_Megaira
Main-belt asteroid
previous rotation period estimates. It is a low albedo, carbonaceous C-type asteroid and spans a girth of 74.9±2.7 km. It may have been named for the geologist
331_Etheridgea
Main-belt asteroid
is categorized as a carbonaceous C-type asteroid, while the Bus asteroid taxonomy system lists it as an Ch asteroid. Two stellar occultations by Ate were
111_Ate
Main-belt asteroid
414 Liriope is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. It was discovered
414_Liriope
Main-belt asteroid
goddess of the hunt, Moon, and crossways in Greek mythology. It is a C-type asteroid, meaning that it is very dark and composed of carbonaceous material
105_Artemis
C TYPE-ASTEROID
C TYPE-ASTEROID
Male
Danish
, a female dog; or, the mad, raging.
Boy/Male
Biblical Latin
Strength; rock; sharp.
Male
Hungarian
Czech and Hungarian form of Latin Ignatius, possibly IGNÃC means "unknowing."
Male
Irish
Old Irish Gaelic name MAEL-MAEDÓC means "devotee of Maedóc."
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : reduced form of McIntyre.English : variant spelling of Tyer.
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Jamaican
A River in England; River
Male
Irish
Old Irish name MAEDÓC means "my dear Ãedh."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
Male
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name ̇ȬC means "desire."
Girl/Female
English
River.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Teimhin ‘descendant of Teimhean’, from teimhean ‘dark’, an adjective from teimhe ‘dusk’, ‘darkness’.English : probably a habitational name for someone from Tyneside in northeast England.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
River
Male
Czechoslovakian
, good-worker.
Boy/Male
English French
Fiery.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : unexplained.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Male
Danish
, a female dog; or, the mad, raging.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Anemone | அநேமோநே
Type of flower
Anemone | அநேமோநே
Girl/Female
Danish, German, Swedish
A City in Phoenicia
Male
Czechoslovakian
, fiery.
C TYPE-ASTEROID
C TYPE-ASTEROID
Girl/Female
Irish
Excellent.
Girl/Female
French Hebrew
From Gaul.
Girl/Female
Indian
Sweet
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
King of Religion
Girl/Female
Tamil
Gift of God
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Indian
Earth
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
A String of Aksa
Surname or Lastname
English (also established in Ireland), French, and Dutch
English (also established in Ireland), French, and Dutch : nickname for an inveterate gambler or a brave or foolhardy man prepared to run risks, from Middle English, Old French hasard, Middle Dutch hasaert (derived from Old French) ‘game of chance’, later used metaphorically of other uncertain enterprises. The word derives from Arabic az-zahr, from az, assimilated form of the definite article al + zahr ‘die’. It appears to have been picked up in the Holy Land and brought back to Europe by Provençal crusaders.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Colmore in Hampshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Colemere, from Old English cÅl ‘cool’ + mere ‘pool’, ‘pond’.Altered spelling of German Kollmer, an Alsatian habitational name for someone from Colmar (formerly written Kolmar), or of Gollmer, a habitational name for someone from any of various places named Golm or Golme.
C TYPE-ASTEROID
C TYPE-ASTEROID
C TYPE-ASTEROID
C TYPE-ASTEROID
C TYPE-ASTEROID
n.
A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape.
v. t.
To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.
n.
A grove or clump of trees; as, a toddy tope.
n.
A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.
v. t.
To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.
n.
A simple compound, used as a mode or pattern to which other compounds are conveniently regarded as being related, and from which they may be actually or theoretically derived.
n.
Such letters or characters, in general, or the whole quantity of them used in printing, spoken of collectively; any number or mass of such letters or characters, however disposed.
n.
The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; esp., the design on the face of a medal or a coin.
n.
A combining form signifying impressed form; stamp; print; type; typical form; representative; as in stereotype phototype, ferrotype, monotype.
a.
Relating to a type or types; belonging to types; serving as a type; typical.
imp. & p. p.
of Type
n.
In the antler of a stag, the third tyne above the base. This tyne appears in the third year. In those deer in which the brow tyne does not divide, the tres-tyne is the second tyne above the base. See Illust. under Rucervine, and under Rusine.
n.
A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve as a tapeline; as, a steel tape.
v. t.
To arrange (types) in a composing stick in order for printing; to set (type).
n.
A raised letter, figure, accent, or other character, cast in metal or cut in wood, used in printing.