Does an Asteroid's class change if you mine it

[RocketMoron]

Hey. Novice kerbonaut here.

I took on a contract that required me to capture a class E asteroid around Minmus. Many brave kerbonauts have tried and failed. (6 to be exact, 2 died whilst performing an aero braking maneuver, far too early along the tech tree) in trying to maneuver a 1900 ton monster of a rock which could be used as an orbital refinery. 

At this point I'm a year away from failing the contract, and the encounter occurs in 200days. I figured I'd mine the ore out of it and capture into Minmus. But the question remains. If I mine an asteroid to its empty mass, does that change its class? 

Any answers are welcome

 

Edited January 5, 2017 by RocketMoron

[bewing]

No. The class is more determined by the physical size of the asteroid, and that doesn't change when you mine it. It'll still be class E, even when it's hollow.

[RocketMoron]

26 minutes ago, bewing said:

No. The class is more determined by the physical size of the asteroid, and that doesn't change when you mine it. It'll still be class E, even when it's hollow.

Thanks a lot @bewing. Look forward to your other posts ☺

Edited January 5, 2017 by RocketMoron