Vesta Family
The Vesta or Vestian family of asteroids is a large and prominent grouping of mostly V-type asteroids in the inner asteroid belt, known as vestoids, in the vicinity of 4 Vesta. Approximately 6% of main-belt asteroids are vestoids.
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