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Masses of some asteroids and corresponding gravitational constants

Asteroids	Mass (in solar mass)	References	Mass(1024 kg)	G M (m3 s-2)
1 Ceres	(4.39 ± 0.04) × 10-10	Hilton (1999)	0.000 99	6.6 × 1010
2 Pallas	(1.59 ± 0.05) × 10-10	Hilton (1999)	0.000 25	1.7 × 1010
3 Juno	(1.42 ± 0.06) × 10-11	Pitjeva (2004)	0.000 028	2.0 × 109
4 Vesta	(1.69 ± 0.11) × 10-10	Hilton (1999)	0.000 334	2.34 × 1010
7 Iris	(5.2 ± 0.8) × 10-12	Pitjeva (2004)	0.000 011	7.2 × 108
9 Metis	(2.5 ± 2.3) × 10-12	-	0.000 005	3.3 × 108
10 Hygiea	(4.7 ± 2.3) × 10-11	Scholl et al. (1987)	0.000 093	6.2 × 109
11 Parthenope	(2.58 ± 0.10) × 10-12	Viateau & Rapaport (1997)	0.000 005	3.6 × 108
15 Eunomia	(4.2 ± 1.1) × 10-12	Hilton (1997)	0.000 008	5.8 × 108
16 Psyche	(8.7 ± 2.6) × 10-12	Viateau (1999)	0.000 017	12.0 × 108
20 Massalia	(2.4 ± 0.4) × 10-12	Bange (1998)	0.000 005	3.3 × 108
45 Eugenia	(3.05 ± 0.13) × 10-12	Merline, et al. (1999)	0.000 006	4.22 × 108
121 Hermione	(4.7 ± 0.8) × 10-12	Viateau (1999)	0.000 009	6.2 × 108
216 Kleopatra	(1.0 ± 0.1) × 10-12*	Marchis, et al. (1999)	0.000 002	1.3 × 108
243 Ida	(2.18 ± 0.32) × 10-14**	Petit, et al. (1997)	0.000 00004	3.0 × 106
253 Mathilde	(5.193 ± 0.022) × 10-14	Yeomans, et al. (1998)	0.000 0001	7.1 × 106
324 Bamberga	(5.1 ± 0.8) × 10-12	Pitjeva (2004)	0.000 010	7.1 × 108
433 Eros	(3.361 ± 0.002) × 10-15	Yeomans, et al. (2000)	0.000 00001	4.6 × 105
704 Interamnia	(3.7 ± 1.7) × 10-11	Landgraff (1992)	0.000 073	5.1 × 109

The references are accessible on http://aa.usno.navy.mil/hilton/asteroid_masses.htm