Griqua family
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
The Griqua asteroids are a group of asteroids in the Main Belt orbiting the sun between 3.1 and 3.27 AU. Asteroids in this group have eccentricities greater than 0.35.[1][2][3] The group derives its name from the asteroid 1362 Griqua.
These asteroids are at a 2:1 resonance with Jupiter's orbit. As such, their orbits are unstable; gradually perturbed over thousands of years until their orbits intersect with that of Mars or Jupiter.
Asteroids in this group
| Name | a | e | i |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1362 Griqua | 3.222 | 0.370 | 24.206° |
| 8373 Stephengould | 3.28 | 0.55 | 41° |
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