937 Bethgea
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937 Bethgea is an S
S-type asteroid
S-type asteroids are of a stony composition, hence the name. Approximately 17% of asteroids are of this type, making it the second most common after the C-type.-Characteristics:...

 or R-type asteroid
R-type asteroid
R-type asteroids are moderately bright, relatively uncommon inner-belt asteroids that are spectrally intermediate between the V and A-type asteroids. The spectrum shows distinct olivine and pyroxene features at 1 and 2 micrometres, with a possibility of plagioclase...

http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/taxonomy.html belonging to the Flora family
Flora family
The Flora family of asteroids is a large grouping of S-type asteroids in the inner main belt, whose origin and properties are relatively poorly understood at present...

 in the Main Belt. Its rotation period is 8.356 hourshttp://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html.

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