Main belt asteroids

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:asteroid_population
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs main-belt asteroids
main belt minor planets
main-belt minor planets
gptkbp:composition metallic
rocky
carbonaceous
gptkbp:containsMinorPlanet gptkb:Ceres
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Ceres
gptkb:Giuseppe_Piazzi
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1801 (Ceres)
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 2.1 to 3.3 AU
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Trojans
gptkb:Centaurs
near-Earth asteroids
gptkbp:dynamicalClass gptkb:main-belt_asteroid
gptkbp:explores gptkb:OSIRIS-REx
gptkb:Dawn_spacecraft
gptkb:NEAR_Shoemaker
gptkbp:fourthLargestMember gptkb:Hygiea
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Themis_family
gptkb:Hilda_group
gptkb:Cybele_group
gptkb:Eos_family
gptkb:Eunomia_family
gptkb:Hungaria_family
gptkb:Koronis_family
Flora family
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Ceres
gptkbp:locatedBetween gptkb:Jupiter
gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Solar_System
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:main_asteroid_belt
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Ceres
gptkb:Hygiea
gptkb:Pallas
gptkb:Vesta
gptkbp:numberOfKnownObjects over 1 million
gptkbp:orbitalEccentricityRange 0.0 to 0.4
gptkbp:orbitalInclinationRange 0° to 30°
gptkbp:orbitalPeriodRange 3 to 6 years
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:main_asteroid_belt
gptkbp:parentBody Sun
gptkbp:populationEstimate millions
gptkbp:secondLargestMember gptkb:Vesta
gptkbp:thirdLargestMember gptkb:Pallas
gptkbp:typicalDiameterRange 1 km to 940 km
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:asteroid_1078_Mentha
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Main belt asteroids