J-type asteroid
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The spectra of the J-type asteroids are similar to that of Diogenite meteorites and so, presumably, to the deeper layers of the crust of 4 Vesta.
Their spectra are rather similar to that of the V-type asteroids but have a particularly strong 1 μm absorption band.
Examples are 2442 Corbett, 3869 Norton, 4005 1979 TC2, and 4215 1987 VE1. [1]
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R. P. Binzel and S. Xu Chips off of asteroid 4 Vesta: Evidence for the parent body of basaltic achondrite meteorites, Science, Vol. 260, 186 (1993).
Vulcanoids · Near-Earth asteroids · Main belt · Jupiter Trojans · Centaurs · Damocloids · Comets · Trans-Neptunians (Kuiper belt • Scattered disc • Oort cloud)
For other objects and regions, see Asteroid groups and families, Binary asteroids, Asteroid moons and the Solar System.
For a complete listing, see List of asteroids. See also Pronunciation of asteroid names and Meanings of asteroid names.
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