496 Gryphia
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496 Gryphia is an S-type asteroid
http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/taxonomy.html belonging to the Flora family
in the Main Belt. Its diameter is about 15 km and it has an albedo of 0.168 http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/imps.html.
S-type asteroid
S-type asteroids are of a stony composition, hence the name. Approximately 17% of asteroids are of this type, making it the second most common after the C-type.-Characteristics:...
http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/taxonomy.html belonging to the Flora family
Flora family
The Flora family of asteroids is a large grouping of S-type asteroids in the inner main belt, whose origin and properties are relatively poorly understood at present...
in the Main Belt. Its diameter is about 15 km and it has an albedo of 0.168 http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/imps.html.