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asteroid belt
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asteroid belt [′as·tə‚rȯid ‚belt]
(astronomy)
The region between 2.1 and 3.5 astronomical units from the sun where most of the asteroids are found.
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The characteristics of (7102) Neilbone are very unusual for a main-belt asteroid in that its orbit is quite eccentric (e = 0.
Asteroid (7102) named for Neil Bone by Miles, Richard / Journal of the British Astronomical Association
Small main-belt asteroids are of keen interest because they have a relatively high probability of being kicked into an Earth-crossing orbit.
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In contrast, he is at a loss to explain another discovery-a body that sports a tail yet orbits as if it were a main-belt asteroid.
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