Hygiea

asteroid

Also known as: 10 Hygiea

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Hygiea is the fourth-largest asteroid in the asteroid belt, with a diameter of approximately 410 km (250 miles). It is one of the largest asteroids, though smaller than Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas. Asteroids orbit the Sun in elliptical paths, and some are grouped into "families" formed by catastrophic collisions. Hygiea is a significant object in the main asteroid belt, a region located between Mars and Jupiter.12

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Size and albedo
…km (320 miles), and (10) Hygiea at 410 km (250 miles). Three asteroids are between 300 and 400 km (190 and 250 miles) in diameter, and about 23 are between 200 and 300 km (120 and 190 miles). It has been estimated that 250 asteroids are larger than 100 km…
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…km (320 miles), and (10) Hygiea at 410 km (250 miles). Three asteroids are between 300 and 400 km (190 and 250 miles) in diameter, and about 23 are between 200 and 300 km (120 and 190 miles). It has been estimated that 250 asteroids are larger than 100 km…
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