An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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B-type asteroid
  سیارک ِ گونه‌ی ِ B  
sayyârak-e gune-ye B
Fr.: astéroïde de type B  

A division of → C-type asteroids whose members have relatively low albedos (0.04 to 0.08) and the → ultraviolet absorption below 0.5 μm is small or absent. Examples include → 2 Pallas, 379 Huenna (diameter 62 km), and → 101955 Bennu.

See also: → type; → asteroid.