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Encyclopedia > Griqua family

The Griqua asteroids are a group of asteroids in the Main Belt orbiting the sun between 3.1 and 3.27 AU. Asteroids in this group have eccentricities greater than 0.35. [1] [2] [3] The group derives its name from the asteroid 1362 Griqua. The asteroid belt is a region of the solar system falling roughly between the planets Mars and Jupiter where the greatest concentration of asteroid orbits can be found. ... “Sol” redirects here. ... The astronomical unit (AU or au or a. ... Look up Eccentricity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Asteroids in this Family

Name a e i
1362 Griqua 3.222 0.370 24.206°
8373 Stephengould 3.28 0.55 41°

In geometry, the semi-major axis (also semimajor axis) a applies to ellipses and hyperbolas. ... In astrodynamics, under standard assumptions any orbit must be of conic section shape. ... Inclination in general is the angle between a reference plane and another plane or axis of direction. ...

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Karin asteroids are a sub-family of the Koronis family; they number 39, the most prominent being 832 Karin.
Alinda asteroids have a mean orbital radius of 2.5 AU and an eccentricity between 0.4 and 0.65 (approximately).
Griqua asteroids have an orbital radius between 3.1 AU and 3.27 AU and an eccentricity greater than 0.35.
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