524 Fidelio
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524 Fidelio is a large minor planet
with a diameter of 71 km, orbiting the Sun
near the center of the main asteroid belt
. Fidelio contains both metals and carbon (Spectral class XC).
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
with a diameter of 71 km, orbiting the Sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
near the center of the main asteroid belt
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
. Fidelio contains both metals and carbon (Spectral class XC).