• Source: K-type asteroid

K-type asteroids are relatively uncommon asteroids with a moderately reddish spectrum shortwards of 0.75 μm, and a slight bluish trend longwards of this. They have a low albedo. Their spectrum resembles that of CV and CO meteorites. A larger K type is 9 Metis.
These asteroids were described as "featureless" S-types in the Tholen classification. The K-type was proposed by J. F. Bell and colleagues in 1988 for bodies having a particularly shallow 1 μm absorption feature, and lacking the 2 μm absorption. These were found during studies of the Eos family of asteroids.




See also


Asteroid spectral types
L-type asteroid
S-type asteroid
X-type asteroid
181 Eucharis
221 Eos
402 Chloë
417 Suevia




References


J. F. Bell A probable asteroidal parent body for the CV and CO chondrites, Meteoritics, Vol. 23, pp. 256 (1988).
J. F. Bell et al. The 52-color asteroid survey: Final results and interpretation, Lunar and Planetary Science, Vol. 19, pp. 57 (1988).

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Zeta Leporis
• Double Asteroid Redirection Test
• Neptunus
• Venus
• 243 Ida
• 16 Psyche
• 8 Flora
• Planet
• Bakteri
• Pluto
• K-type asteroid
• S-type asteroid
• X-type asteroid
• Asteroid spectral types
• M-type asteroid
• B-type asteroid
• L-type asteroid
• K-type
• Asteroid belt
• 402 Chloë