Maria family

The Maria family (adj. Marian; FIN: 506; also known as the Roma family) is a collisional asteroid family located in the inner parts of the intermediate asteroid belt, near the 1:3 Kirkwood gap. The family consist of several thousand stony S-type asteroids. It is named after its parent body and lowest numbered member, the asteroid 170 Maria.^[1]^[2]^: 23 It is also known as the Roma family, named after its alternative parent body, 472 Roma.^[3]

The family was initially identified by Japanese astronomer Kiyotsugu Hirayama in 1918.^[1] Asteroids in this family typically have a semi-major axis between 2.52−2.62 AU, and an inclination of 12 to 17°.^[4]

Members

The family consists of 2940 known members based on the HCM method. Its largest members are the asteroids 170 Maria and 472 Roma.^[2]^: 23 A complete synthetic HCM-listing for all members can be obtained by using the Ferret Interactive Search.^[5]

Parent bodies ^[2]^: 23
Name	a	e	i	SBDB
170 Maria	2.553	0.065	14.40°	JPL
472 Roma	2.545	0.094	15.80°	JPL

Other large, low numbered members ^[1]
Name	a	e	i	SBDB
292 Ludovica	2.529	0.034	14.92°	JPL
652 Jubilatrix	2.554	0.127	15.77°	JPL
714 Ulula	2.535	0.058	14.27°	JPL
787 Moskva	2.539	0.129	14.84°	JPL
875 Nymphe	2.552	0.151	14.59°	JPL
879 Ricarda	2.531	0.155	13.68°	JPL
897 Lysistrata	2.541	0.094	14.32°	JPL
1158 Luda	2.564	0.112	14.85°	JPL
1215 Boyer	2.578	0.133	15.91°	JPL
2089 Cetacea	2.533	0.156	15.39°	JPL
3066 McFadden	2.527	0.133	15.57°	JPL

Interlopers

Although asteroid 695 Bella has orbital properties that make it a candidate for this family, the spectral properties of the object indicate it is most likely an interloper. Instead, it may have been spalled off from 6 Hebe, or its parent body.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Fieber-Beyer, Sherry K.; Gaffey, Michael J.; Kelley, Michael S.; Reddy, Vishnu; Reynolds, Chalbeth M.; Hicks, Tony (June 2011). "The Maria asteroid family: Genetic relationships and a plausible source of mesosiderites near the 3:1 Kirkwood Gap". Icarus. 213 (2): 524–537. Bibcode:2011Icar..213..524F. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2011.03.009. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nesvorný, D.; Broz, M.; Carruba, V. (December 2014). "Identification and Dynamical Properties of Asteroid Families". Asteroids IV. pp. 297–321. arXiv:1502.01628. Bibcode:2015aste.book..297N. doi:10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816532131-ch016. ISBN 9780816532131.
^ Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Bauer, J. M.; Grav, T.; Nugent, C. R.; Stevenson, R. (June 2013). "Asteroid Family Identification Using the Hierarchical Clustering Method and WISE/NEOWISE Physical Properties". The Astrophysical Journal. 770 (1): 22. arXiv:1305.1607. Bibcode:2013ApJ...770....7M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/770/1/7.
^ EasySky – Screenshots
^ "Small Bodies Data Ferret". Synthetic Family (170) Maria – Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017. (Query)

[Fieber-Beyer-2011-1] Fieber-Beyer, Sherry K.; Gaffey, Michael J.; Kelley, Michael S.; Reddy, Vishnu; Reynolds, Chalbeth M.; Hicks, Tony (June 2011). "The Maria asteroid family: Genetic relationships and a plausible source of mesosiderites near the 3:1 Kirkwood Gap". Icarus. 213 (2): 524–537. Bibcode:2011Icar..213..524F. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2011.03.009. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[Nesvorny-2014-2] Nesvorný, D.; Broz, M.; Carruba, V. (December 2014). "Identification and Dynamical Properties of Asteroid Families". Asteroids IV. pp. 297–321. arXiv:1502.01628. Bibcode:2015aste.book..297N. doi:10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816532131-ch016. ISBN 9780816532131.

[Masiero-2013-3] Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Bauer, J. M.; Grav, T.; Nugent, C. R.; Stevenson, R. (June 2013). "Asteroid Family Identification Using the Hierarchical Clustering Method and WISE/NEOWISE Physical Properties". The Astrophysical Journal. 770 (1): 22. arXiv:1305.1607. Bibcode:2013ApJ...770....7M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/770/1/7.

[4] EasySky – Screenshots

[Ferret-5] "Small Bodies Data Ferret". Synthetic Family (170) Maria – Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017. (Query)

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