swap_horiz 4 Vesta Alternatives

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1 Ceres

Ceres is a unique dwarf planet residing within the asteroid belt. It’s the largest object in this region and classified...

Dwarf Planet Main Belt C Type Largest Asteroid

9.6 Brilliant

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16 Psyche

Asteroid 16 Psyche is a large, metallic body residing within the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It’s class...

Large Metallic Main Belt M Type

9.5 Brilliant

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87 Sylvia

Asteroid 87 Sylvia is a substantial space rock residing within the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It’s par...

Large Binary Main Belt P Type

9.3 Excellent

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10 Hygiea

The asteroid 10 Hygiea is a significant member of the Hygiea family within the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupit...

Classical Large Main Belt C Type

9.2 Excellent

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24 Themis

24 Themis is a substantial main-belt asteroid within the Themis family. Discovered in 1853, it’s notable as the first as...

19TH Century Large Main Belt C Type

8.9 Great

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52 Europa

52 Europa is a substantial asteroid residing within the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Discovered in 1858...

Classical 19TH Century Large Main Belt

8.9 Great

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15 Eunomia

Largest S-type asteroid in the main belt, discovered by Annibale de Gasparis in 1851 and named after the Greek goddess o...

Classical Large Main Belt S Type

8.7 Great

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2 Pallas

Second-largest asteroid in the main belt, discovered by Heinrich Olbers in 1802, notable for its unusually high orbital...

Classical 19TH Century Large Main Belt

8.5 Great

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65 Cybele

65 Cybele is a very large main-belt asteroid discovered in 1861 by Ernst Tempel, serving as the namesake for the Cybele...

19TH Century Large Main Belt C Type

8.4 Great

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45 Eugenia

Main-belt asteroid discovered by Hermann Goldschmidt in 1857, notable as one of the first asteroids confirmed to have a...

19TH Century Large Binary Main Belt

8.1 Great

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88 Thisbe

88 Thisbe is one of the largest main-belt asteroids, discovered in 1866 by German-American astronomer Christian Heinrich...

Classical 19TH Century Large Main Belt

7.9 Good

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31 Euphrosyne

Large C-type outer main-belt asteroid discovered by James Ferguson in 1854 and named after Euphrosyne, one of the three...

19TH Century Large Main Belt C Type

7.3 Good

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3 Juno

Third asteroid ever discovered, found by Karl Ludwig Harding in 1804 and briefly considered a planet before the asteroid...

Classical 19TH Century Large Main Belt

7.2 Good

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29 Amphitrite

Large S-type asteroid discovered by Albert Marth in 1854, named after the Greek sea goddess and consort of Poseidon and...

Classical 19TH Century Large Main Belt

7.0 Good

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107 Camilla

One of the largest main-belt asteroids, discovered by Norman Pogson in 1868, named after the warrior queen in Virgil's A...

Large Binary Main Belt C Type

6.8 Fair

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48 Doris

Main-belt asteroid discovered by Hermann Goldschmidt in 1857 and named after Doris, the sea goddess and mother of the fi...

Classical 19TH Century Large Main Belt

6.7 Fair

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120 Lachesis

Main-belt asteroid discovered by Alphonse Borrelly in 1872, named after Lachesis, the Fate in Greek mythology who measur...

Classical 19TH Century Large Main Belt

6.3 Fair

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128 Nemesis

128 Nemesis is a large and very dark C-type asteroid in the main belt, discovered by American astronomer James Craig Wat...

Classical 19TH Century Large Main Belt

5.8 Mediocre

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154 Bertha

A main-belt asteroid discovered by Paul and Prosper Henry in 1875 at Paris Observatory and named after the Germanic femi...

Classical 19TH Century Large Main Belt

5.8 Mediocre

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173 Ino

A main-belt asteroid discovered by Alphonse Borrelly in 1877 and named after Ino, the sea goddess of Greek mythology who...

Classical 19TH Century Large Main Belt

5.7 Mediocre