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Hirayama family
subject			fact

Hirayama family	is a part of asteroid belt
	has definition A group of asteroids with similar orbital elements. The members of a given family are widely believed to have resulted from collisions between larger parent bodies.
	is a kind of asteroid
asteroid	is a part of our solar system
	has asteroid number
	has synonym minor planet
	has synonym planetoid
celestial body	has spectra
physical object	has location or center of gravity
	has angular momentum
	has mass
	has velocity
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent
	has material

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