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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 (1819-1892) 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 |
Related category
• ASTEROIDS AND OTHER MINOR PLANETS: TYPES AND GROUPS
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