Asteroid family
Flora family
A very large, ancient family of stony asteroids in the inner main belt, a candidate source of some ordinary-chondrite meteorites.
Asteroid familyTaxonomy: S-typeParent body: flora
Overview
A very large, ancient family of stony asteroids in the inner main belt, a candidate source of some ordinary-chondrite meteorites.
Members
1 modelled member.
The parent of the large Flora family of stony asteroids in the inner main belt.
CategoryMain beltTypeSilicaceous (S)Diameter136 kmDiscovered1847
Knowledge connections
- Family includes8 Flora
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.