D-type asteroid

      D-type asteroids have a very low albedo and a featureless reddish electromagnetic spectrum.[citation needed] It has been suggested that they have a composition of organic rich silicates, carbon and anhydrous silicates, possibly with water ice in their interiors.[citation needed] D-type asteroids are found in the outer asteroid belt and beyond; examples are 152 Atala, and 944 Hidalgo as well as the majority of Jupiter's Trojans.

      The Nice model suggests that D-type asteroids may have originated in the Kuiper belts.[1]

      References

      1. ^ William B. McKinnon, 2008, "On The Possibility Of Large KBOs Being Injected Into The Outer Asteroid Belt". American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #40, #38.03 [1]
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