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B-type asteroid
B-type asteroids are a relatively uncommon type of carbonaceous asteroid, falling into the wider C-group. In the asteroid population, B-class objects are abundant in the outer main-belt, and also dominate the high-inclination Pallas family which includes the second-largest asteroid 2 Pallas.
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