The most massive of these objects is Vesta, and the largest was recently classified as a (*) dwarf planet, Ceres.
When one of these objects' orbit is within Earth's orbit, they are classified in the Aten group, and the Trojan variety of these objects are found within the Lagrangian Points of a larger object. The Alvarez hypothesis states that one of these objects caused the K-T extinction event. The most massive of these objects is Vesta, and the largest was recently classified as a (*) dwarf planet, Ceres. Mame these rocky objects that orbit the sun, most commonly found in the namesake belt between Mars and Jupiter.
When one of these objects' orbit is within Earth's orbit, they are classified in the Aten group, and the Trojan variety of these objects are found within the Lagrangian Points of a larger object.
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