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A C-type asteroid is a classification of asteroids based on their composition. These types of asteroids are carbonaceous, meaning they contain a high proportion of carbon compounds, as well as minerals such as clay and silicates. C-type asteroids are abundant in the outer regions of the asteroid belt and are believed to be remnants from the early formation of the solar system

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It is a normal C-type asteroid with a primitive surface.
Bok has been characterized as a C-type asteroid.
Wiles is a C-type asteroid from the asteroid belt.
The asteroid has been characterized as a C-type asteroid.
It is classified as a C-type asteroid and may be composed of carbonaceous materials.
Marlene is an assumed carbonaceous C-type asteroid.
The C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.
It is also a generically assumed C-type asteroid.
It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonates.
Hypnos is an assumed carbonaceous C-type asteroid.
It is categorized as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous chondritic materials.
The encounter was the first close look at a carbon rich C-type asteroid.
The C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 8 hours and is likely very elongated.
Isko has been characterized as a carbonaceous C-type asteroid by Pan-STARRS photometric survey.
The C-type asteroid belongs to the small Baptistina family.

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In the SMASS classification, Filipenko has been classified as a carbonaceous C-type asteroid.
Imatra is a C-type asteroid in the SMASS taxonomy.
It is a dark, primitive carbonaceous C-type asteroid.
Leukothea is a C-type asteroid in the Tholen classification system.
It is also an assumed, carbonaceous C-type asteroid.
Helwerthia is a C-type asteroid orbiting in the Main belt near the Eunomia family.
Khryses is an assumed, carbonaceous C-type asteroid.
Herodias is a C-type asteroid orbiting in the Main belt near the Eunomia family.
Based upon its spectrum, this is classified as a C-type asteroid.
The carbonaceous C-type asteroid is one of the darkest main-belt asteroids known.
Interestingly, it is classified as both a C-type asteroid and a G-type asteroid.
This encounter gave scientists the first close-up look of a carbon-rich C-type asteroid.
Bringing back a C-type asteroid sample.
In the Tholen classification, The NORC is a common carbonaceous C-type asteroid.
The assumed C-type asteroid belongs to the 70 largest Jupiter trojans.
Somerville is an assumed C-type asteroid.
This is classified as a C-type asteroid and it has an estimated diameter of about 187 km.
Niinoama is an assumed C-type asteroid.
The presumed C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 16.6 hours and is possibly elongated.
DT5 is an assumed carbonaceous C-type asteroid.
It is also characterized as a carbonaceous C-type asteroid in the SDSS-MFB ( Masi Foglia Binzel ) taxonomy.
DJ is an assumed C-type asteroid.
TZ1 is an assumed C-type asteroid.

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