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R-type asteroid



         


R-type asteroids are a moderately bright, inner-belt asteroids that are spectrally intermediate between the V and A-type asteroids. The spectrum shows distinct olivine and pyroxene features at 1 and 2 micrometres, with a possibility of plagioclase.

The IRAS mission has classified 4 Vesta, 148 Gallia, 246 Asporina, 349 Dembowska, 571 Dulcinea and 937 Bethgea as type R; however, the re-classification of Vesta, the V archetype, is obviously debatable.

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