Maria family

The Maria family (adj. Marian; FIN: 506; also known as 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. It is also known as the Roma family, named after its alternative parent body, 472 Roma.

Maria family

The Maria family (adj. Marian; FIN: 506; also known as 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. It is also known as the Roma family, named after its alternative parent body, 472 Roma.