thumb|B-type asteroid Bennu imaged by [[OSIRIS-REx from a range of ]]
B-type asteroids are a relatively uncommon type of carbonaceous asteroid, falling into the wider C-group; the 'B' indicates these objects are spectrally blue. Some of these objects display indications of aqueous alteration in the past, and they may have incorporated significant amounts of water ice.
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