Main_belt_e_vs_a.png

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English: Plot of eccentricity e vs en:semi-major axis a for numbered en:asteroids inward of about 6 AU . The en:main belt is shown in red and blue, and contains 98.5% of all the objects. Within this, the "core" region between the 4:1 and 2:1 en:Kirkwood gaps , and at moderate inclinations and eccentricities is shown in red. It contains 93.4% of all the objects.

For reference, en:Mars orbits out to 1.666 AU, and en:Jupiter between 4.95 and 5.46 AU.

The diagram was created by me (Piotr Deuar) using orbit data for 120437 numbered minor planets from the Minor Planet Center orbit databse , dated 8 Feb 2006.
Date 20 February 2006 (original upload date)
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English: Originally from en.wikipedia ; description page is/was here .
Author Deuar at English Wikipedia
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Original upload log

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  • 2006-12-04 17:53 Deuar 1280×929×8 (53535 bytes) modified version which distinguishes main belt/core region/rest
  • 2006-02-20 18:27 Deuar 1201×901×8 (50230 bytes)

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