Eunomia family (of asteroids)

A small family of S-class and C-class asteroids that orbit in the middle of the main asteroid belt at a mean distance from the Sun of 2.6 to 2.7 AU and a mean inclination of 12°. The prototype and largest member is 15 Eunomia, discovered in 1851 by Annibale de Gasparis (1819–92) in Naples.

Data for 15 Eunomia
diameter	272 km
spectral class	S
semimajor axis	2.644 AU
perihelion	2.151 AU
aphelion	3.136 AU
eccentricity	0.186
inclination	11.75°
period	4.30 years

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