Editing F-type asteroid

{{Short description|Type of carbonaceous asteroid}}
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'''F-type asteroids''' are a relatively uncommon type of [[carbon]]aceous [[asteroid]], falling into the wider [[C-type asteroid#C-group asteroids|C-group]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Ridpath |first=Ian|title=F-type asteroid |date=2018-02-15 |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780191851193.001.0001/acref-9780191851193-e-1271 |work=A Dictionary of Astronomy |editor-last=Ridpath |editor-first=Ian |access-date=2023-10-10 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780191851193.001.0001 |isbn=978-0-19-185119-3|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

==Characteristics==
F-type asteroids have spectra generally similar to those of the [[B-type asteroid|B-type]] asteroids, but
lack the "water" absorption feature around 3 μm indicative of hydrated minerals, and differ in the low wavelength part of the [[ultraviolet]] spectrum below 0.4 μm.

The '''F-type''' and [[B-type asteroid]]s are not distinguishable with the criteria used in the [[asteroid spectral types#SMASS classification|SMASS classification]], so in that scheme are grouped together under the [[B-type asteroid|B-type]].

==See also==
*[[Asteroid spectral types]]

==References==
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[[Category:Asteroid spectral classes]]
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