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• L-type asteroid — L type asteroids are relatively uncommon asteroids with a strongly reddish spectrum shortwards of 0.75 mu;m, and a featureless flat spectrum longwards of this. In comparison with the K type, they exhibit a more reddish spectrum at visible… …   Wikipedia

• Q-type asteroid — Q type asteroids are relatively uncommon inner belt asteroids with a strong, broad 1 micrometre olivine and pyroxene feature, and a spectral slope that indiciates the presence of metal. There are absorption features shortwards and longwards of… …   Wikipedia

• K-type asteroid — K type asteroids are relatively uncommon asteroids with a moderately reddish spectrum shortwards of 0.75 mu;m, and a slight bluish trend longwards of this. They have a low albedo. Their spectrum resembles that of CV and CO meteorites. These… …   Wikipedia