Assertion: asteroid belt's asteroid | /r/HasProperty | spherical
Facets:
value: almost
type: DEGREE
value: "almost spherical"
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The giant asteroid is almost spherical, and so is nearly classified a dwarf planet.
text: Some asteroids, such as Ceres, Pallas, and Vesta, are nearly spherical, whereas others, such as (15) Eunomia, (107) Camilla, and (511) Davida, are quite elongated.
text: Early analysis in 2012 by Thomas G. Müller et al. used data from a number of observatories, and suggested that the asteroid was "almost spherical", a fact that hinders precise conclusions, with retrograde rotation, an effective diameter of 0.85–0.88 kilometers, (0.528 miles) and a geometric albedo of 0.044 to 0.050.