790 Pretoria
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790 Pretoria is a minor planet
orbiting the Sun
. It is a member of the Cybele group
located beyond the core of the main belt (see Minor planet groups). It is 170 km (106 mi) in diameter with a 10.37 hour rotation period.
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...
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...
. It is a member of the Cybele group
Cybele asteroid
Cybele asteroids are a group of asteroids in the outer main belt with a semi-major axis between 3.27 AU and 3.7 AU, an eccentricity less than 0.3, and an inclination less than 25°. The group is named for the asteroid 65 Cybele...
located beyond the core of the main belt (see Minor planet groups). It is 170 km (106 mi) in diameter with a 10.37 hour rotation period.