 |
|
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
| • HOME • ABOUT • CATEGORIES • USE OF TEXT AND IMAGES • NEWSLETTER   
|
F-class asteroid
A dark asteroid belonging to a subcategory of C-class asteroids distinguished by having a weak to absent ultraviolet absorption feature. F-class asteroids account for most of the Polana faction of the Nysa-Polana family. They have albedos of 0.03 to 0.07 and featureless reflectance spectra across the range 0.3 to 1.1 microns.
Related category
• ASTEROIDS AND OTHER MINOR PLANETS: TYPES AND GROUPSAlso on this site:
Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living
Encyclopedia of History