What is a Hirayama family of asteroids?
A) group of asteroids that have nearly identical orbits
B) either of two groups of asteroids that orbit at Jupiter's distance from the Sun
C) group of asteroids that have identical spectra and therefore identical compositions
D) group of asteroids that have orbits that cross Earth's orbit but remain outside Venus's orbit
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