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Asteroids in Our Solar System
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Itokawa
A near-Earth object of the Apollo group, a rubble pile asteroid, dimensions are about 535×294×209 meters, semi-major axis nearly 1.324 AU, with an orbital period of 1.52 years.
Chiron
A centaur class of small Solar System bodies, exhibits cometary behavior, estimated diameter of around 215 km, semi-major axis of 13.6 AU, orbital period of approximately 50.42 years.
Eros
A relatively large near-Earth asteroid, belongs to the Amor group, elongated shape with dimensions 34.4×11.2×11.2 km, it has an orbital period of about 1.76 Earth years.
Psyche
Mostly metallic asteroid, might be the exposed core of an early planetesimal, mean diameter near 226 km, semi-major axis of about 2.9 AU, takes about 5 years to orbit the Sun.
Hygiea
The fourth largest asteroid by volume and mass, nearly spheroidal shape, mean diameter close to 434 km, semi-major axis of 3.14 AU, it takes 5.57 Earth years for one orbit.
Juno
One of the largest asteroids in the main belt, slightly egg-shaped, mean diameter of 233 km, semi-major axis of 2.67 AU, and it completes an orbit around the Sun in about 4.36 years.
Ceres
Dwarf planet, largest asteroid in the asteroid belt, mean diameter approx. 940 km, semi-major axis about 2.77 AU from the Sun, takes 4.6 Earth years to complete one orbit.
Pallas
One of the largest asteroids in the belt, highly inclined orbit at about 34.8 degrees to the ecliptic, mean diameter of roughly 512 km, semi-major axis is approximately 2.77 AU.
Vesta
The second-largest body in the asteroid belt, with an irregular shape, mean diameter about 525 km, semi-major axis around 2.36 AU, takes 3.63 Earth years to orbit the Sun.
Bennu
A potentially hazardous asteroid, carbonaceous type, diameter about 490 meters, semi-major axis approximately 1.126 AU with an orbital period of about 1.2 Earth years.
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