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| Koronis Family |
One of the Hirayama families of asteroids, at a mean distance of 2.88 AU from the Sun. The members are very similar silicaceous types and are presumed to come from the break-up of a single parent body about 90 km 56 miles in diameter. The largest member is 208 Lacrimosa, which is about 45 km 28 miles in diameter. The family is named after 158 Koronis, diameter 35 km 22 miles, discovered in 1876.
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