The Maria asteroids are a group of asteroids that orbit the sun with a between about 2.5 and 2.706 AU. Asteroids in this family typically have an inclination of 12 to 17 degrees.[1] The family gets its name from the asteroid 170 Maria.
Asteroids in this Family
| Name | a | e | i |
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| 170 Maria | 2.553 | 0.065 | 14.40° |
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| Vulcanoids · Near-Earth asteroids · Main belt · Jupiter Trojans · Centaurs · Damocloids · Neptune Trojans · Comets · Trans-Neptunians (Kuiper belt • Scattered disc objects • Oort cloud) |
| For other objects and regions, see Asteroid groups and families, Binary asteroids, Asteroid moons, meteoroids and the Solar System. For a complete listing, see List of asteroids. See also Pronunciation of asteroid names and Meanings of asteroid names. |
