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vulcanoid

A hypothetical asteroid with an aphelion of less than 0.4 AU – within the orbit of Mercury; the name is unofficial. Some searches have been conducted for vulcanoids but without success.

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• Vulcan

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• ASTEROIDS AND OTHER MINOR PLANETS: TYPES AND GROUPS

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