Phocaea family

The Phocaea asteroids are a group of main-belt asteroids that orbit the Sun between 2.25 and 2.5 AU. Asteroids in this group have orbits with eccentricities greater than 0.1 and inclinations between 18 and 32.^[1] The group derives its name from its most massive member, 25 Phocaea which is about 75 km in diameter.

Asteroids in this Family

Name	a	e	i
25 Phocaea	2.400	0.255	21.584°

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