Target Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:target:asteroid.162173_ryugu::1.0
NAME (162173) RYUGU
TYPE ASTEROID
DESCRIPTION 
(162173) Ryugu is an asteroid classified as near-Earth object that is found by the LINEAR project. Ryugu is considered as a Cb-type asteroid.
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