V-class asteroid

V-class asteroids are a specific taxonomic classification of asteroids characterized by their reflectance properties, which closely match those of eucrite meteorites. This similarity is so strong that some scientists believe eucrites found in museums may be fragments from the surface of a V-class asteroid that were dislodged during a significant collision.1

Initially, V-class asteroids were thought to be exclusively associated with the large asteroid Vesta and its numerous smaller family members. However, in 2000, asteroid (1459) Magnya was discovered to also possess a basaltic surface, expanding the known population of V-class asteroids beyond Vesta.1