S-type asteroid

id: s-type-asteroid-229-3254865
title: S-type asteroid
text: S-type (stony-type) asteroids are asteroids with a spectral type that is indicative of a siliceous mineralogical composition, hence the name. They have relatively high density. Approximately 17% of asteroids are of this type, making it the second-most common after the carbonaceous C-type.
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description: Asteroid spectral type indicating stony composition
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-type_asteroid
date created: 2004-01-02T22:25:04Z
date modified: 2024-09-15T14:15:51Z
main entity: {"identifier":"Q543157","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q543157"}
image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Eros_-_PIA02923_%28color%29.jpg","width":760,"height":838}
fields total: 13
integrity: 16

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