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Massalia

20 Massalia

Minor Planet Designation20 Massalia
Asteroid GroupMain Asteroid Belt
Asteroid FamilyMassalia family
Composition ClassS-type (stony)
Orbital Period3 years, 9 months
Distance from the SunSemi-Major Axis: 360,293,000 km (2.41 AU)
Perihelion: 308,496,000 km (2.06 AU)
Aphelion: 412,090,000 km (2.75 AU)
Eccentricity0.1438
Diameter (Mean)145.5 kilometres
NotesMassalia is a dense stony asteroid with a somewhat flattened aspect, being 160 km on its longest diameter but only about 130km on its shortest. An impact in the distant past broke away shattered fragments of Massalia, creating a swarm of small asteroids known as the Massalia family.

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