The Themis family ( adj. Themistian ; FIN : 602 ) is a family of carbonaceous asteroids located in the outer portion of the asteroid belt , at a mean distance of 3.13 AU from the Sun . It is one of the largest families with over 4700 known members, and consists of a well-defined core of larger bodies surrounded by a region of smaller ones. The collisional Themis family is named after its parent body , the asteroid 24 Themis , discovered on 5 April 1853 by Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis .
2-456: (Redirected from Themistian ) Themistians may refer to: Asteroids of the Themis family Agnoetae , Christian sect founded by Themistius Calonymus Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Themistians . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
4-465: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Themistians&oldid=924318954 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Themis family The Themis family is one of the largest and longest-recognized dynamical families of asteroids, and
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