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The following is a collection of lists of noteworthy asteroids in the Solar system, sometimes also including minor planets beyond the orbit of Jupiter. For a more complete list of asteroids in sequential numerical order, see List of asteroids. Major features of the Solar System (not to scale; from left to right): Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, the asteroid belt, the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and its Moon, and Mars. ... Adjectives: Jovian Atmosphere Surface pressure: 20–200 kPa[4] (cloud layer) Composition: ~86% Molecular hydrogen ~13% Helium 0. ... 253 Mathilde, a C-type asteroid. ... This is a list of numbered minor planets, nearly all of them asteroids, in sequential order. ...


Note: each asteroid is given a unique sequential identifying number after its orbit is precisely determined. Prior to this, asteroids are known only by their systematic name or provisional designation, such as "1950 DA". The provisional designation of comets and asteroids are similar to each other: they both follow a pattern set in 1925 by the Minor Planet Center of the IAU. Historical designations At first, astronomers strove to assign symbols to the minor planets: 1 Ceres a stylized sickle 2 Pallas a lozenge...

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Largest known asteroids (out to the orbit of Jupiter)

Estimating the sizes of asteroids from observations is difficult for the great variability of the reflectivity of their surfaces. For example pure C-type asteroids are much darker than most. In optics, reflectivity is the reflectance (the ratio of reflected power to incident power, generally expressed in decibels or percentage) at the surface of a material so thick that the reflectance does not change with increasing thickness; , the intrinsic reflectance of the surface, irrespective of other parameters such as the... C-type asteroids are carbonaceous asteroids. ...

Name Diameter (km)
(geometric mean)
Dimensions (km) Mean Distance
from Sun (in AU)
Date Discovered Discoverer Class
1 Ceres 952 975×909 2.766 January 1, 1801 Piazzi, G. G
2 Pallas 531 570×525×500 2.773 March 28, 1802 Olbers, H. W. B
4 Vesta 529 578×560×458 2.361 March 29, 1807 Olbers, H. W. V
10 Hygiea 407 500×385×350 3.137 April 12, 1849 de Gasparis, A. C
511 Davida 326 3.170 May 30, 1903 Dugan, R. S. C
704 Interamnia 317 3.067 October 2, 1910 Cerulli, V. F
52 Europa 301 360×315×240 3.101 February 4, 1858 Goldschmidt, H. C
87 Sylvia 286 385×265×230 3.490 May 16, 1866 Norman Robert Pogson X
624 Hektor 269 370×195 5.203 February 10, 1907 Kopff, A. D
31 Euphrosyne 256 3.148 September 1, 1854 Ferguson, J. C
15 Eunomia 255 330×245×205 2.646 July 29, 1851 de Gasparis, A. S
65 Cybele 237 3.437 March 8, 1861 Tempel, E. W. C
3 Juno 236 290×240×190 2.668 September 1, 1804 Harding, K. L. S
16 Psyche 230 280×230×190 2.919 March 17, 1852 de Gasparis, A. M
324 Bamberga 229 2.682 February 25, 1892 Palisa, J. C
24 Themis 228 3.129 April 5, 1853 de Gasparis, A. C
107 Camilla 215 285×205×170 3.479 November 17, 1868 Pogson, N. R. C
45 Eugenia 213 305×220×145 2.720 June 27, 1857 Goldschmidt, H. F
9 Metis 186 235×195×140 2.387 April 25, 1848 Graham, A. S
121 Hermione 158 254×125 3.439 May 12, 1872 Watson, J. C. C

The number of bodies grows rapidly as the size decreases. For example, there are estimated to be another twelve asteroids with diameters between 200 and 224 km, including 7 Iris, 13 Egeria, 29 Amphitrite, 48 Doris, 94 Aurora, 423 Diotima, 451 Patientia, 532 Herculina, and 702 Alauda. DIAMETER is an AAA protocol (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) succeeding its predecessor RADIUS. // The name is a pun on the RADIUS protocol, which is the predecessor (a diameter is twice the radius). ... A kilometer (Commonwealth spelling: kilometre), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... The geometric mean of a collection of positive data is defined as the nth root of the product of all the members of the data set, where n is the number of members. ... Dimension (from Latin measured out) is, in essence, the number of degrees of freedom available for movement in a space. ... A kilometer (Commonwealth spelling: kilometre), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... The astronomical unit (AU or au or a. ... Asteroids are assigned a type based on spectral shape, color, and sometimes albedo. ... Spectral type: G[8] Absolute magnitude: 3. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Giuseppe Piazzi. ... G-type asteroid is a subdivision of C-type asteroids distinguished spectrally by differences in the ultraviolet absorption. ... 2 Pallas (pal-us, Greek Παλλάς) was the first asteroid discovered after 1 Ceres. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... --69. ... Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers. ... B-type asteroids are a relatively uncommon type of carbonaceous asteroid, falling into the wider C-group. ... 4 Vesta (ves-ta) is the second most massive asteroid in the asteroid belt, with a mean diameter of about 530 km and an estimated mass 12% the mass of the entire asteroid belt. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (89th in leap years). ... Year 1807 (MDCCCVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers. ... The V-type asteroids or Vestoids are moderately bright, and very similar to the more common S-type, which are also made up of stony irons and ordinary chondrites. ... 10 Hygiea (hye-jee-a or hi-jee-a) is the fourth largest Main belt asteroid with a diameter of 407 km. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Annibale de Gasparis (April 9, 1819 – March 21, 1892) was an Italian astronomer. ... C-type asteroids are carbonaceous asteroids. ... 511 Davida is a main belt asteroid. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Raymond Smith Dugan (May 30, 1878 – August 31, 1940) was an American astronomer and a graduate of Amherst College in Massachusetts (1899). ... C-type asteroids are carbonaceous asteroids. ... 704 Interamnia (IN ter AM nia) is a very large asteroid with a diameter of 350 kilometres. ... October 2 is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Vincenzo Cerulli (April 20, 1859 – May 30, 1927) was an Italian astronomer who owned a private observatory in Teramo. ... F-type asteroid is a subdivision of C-type asteroids distinguished spectrally by differences in the ultraviolet absorption and the lack of a water absorption feature at 3 micrometres. ... 52 Europa, diameter 289 km, was discovered on February 4, 1858 by H. Goldschmidt. ... is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt (June 17, 1802 – April 26, 1866) was a German astronomer and painter who spent much of his life in France. ... C-type asteroids are carbonaceous asteroids. ... 87 Sylvia (sil-vee-a) is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Norman Robert Pogson (March 23, 1829 – June 23, 1891) was a British astronomer. ... The X-group of asteroids collects together several types with similar spectra, having largely metallic composition. ... 624 Hektor is the largest of the Jovian Trojan asteroids. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... August Kopff (February 5, 1882 – April 25, 1960) was a German astronomer who discovered several comets and asteroids. ... D-type asteroids have a very low albedo and a featureless reddish electromagnetic spectrum. ... 31 Euphrosyne (you FRO sai ne) is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... James Ferguson (August 31, 1797 - September 26, 1867) was an American astronomer born in Scotland who made the first discovery of an asteroid in North America. ... C-type asteroids are carbonaceous asteroids. ... 15 Eunomia (ew-noh-mee-a) is the 12th largest Main belt asteroid. ... July 29 is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Annibale de Gasparis (April 9, 1819 – March 21, 1892) was an Italian astronomer. ... S-type asteroids are of a silicaceous (stony) composition, hence the name. ... 65 Cybele is one of the largest asteroids in the main belt. ... is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar) // January 1 - Benito Juárez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by... Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel (December 4, 1821 – March 16, 1889) was a German astronomer who worked in Marseille until the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, then later moved to Italy. ... C-type asteroids are carbonaceous asteroids. ... Juno (IPA: ), designated 3 Juno in the Minor Planet Center catalogue system, was the third asteroid to be discovered and is one of the largest main belt asteroids, being the second heaviest of the stony S-type. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Karl Ludwig Harding (September 29, 1765 – August 31, 1834) was a German astronomer notable for having discovered the asteroid 3 Juno. ... S-type asteroids are of a silicaceous (stony) composition, hence the name. ... 16 Psyche (sye-kee) is the 13th-largest Main belt asteroid, measuring 250 kilometers in diameter. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Annibale de Gasparis (April 9, 1819 – March 21, 1892) was an Italian astronomer. ... M-type asteroids are metallic asteroids; they are moderately bright (albedo . ... 324 Bamberga is the 16th largest asteroid in the Main asteroid belt. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Johann Palisa (December 6, 1848 – May 2, 1925) was an Austrian astronomer, born in Troppau in Austrian Silesia (now in the Czech Republic). ... C-type asteroids are carbonaceous asteroids. ... 24 Themis (thee-mÉ™s, them-É™s (key)) is one of the largest Main belt asteroids. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Annibale de Gasparis (April 9, 1819 – March 21, 1892) was an Italian astronomer. ... C-type asteroids are carbonaceous asteroids. ... 107 Camilla is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Media:Example. ... Norman Robert Pogson (March 23, 1829 – June 23, 1891) was a British astronomer. ... C-type asteroids are carbonaceous asteroids. ... Spectral type: F [10] Absolute magnitude: 7. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt (June 17, 1802 – April 26, 1866) was a German astronomer and painter who spent much of his life in France. ... F-type asteroid is a subdivision of C-type asteroids distinguished spectrally by differences in the ultraviolet absorption and the lack of a water absorption feature at 3 micrometres. ... 9 Metis (mee-tis) is one of the largest Main belt asteroids. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (116th in leap years). ... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Andrew Graham (April 8, 1815–November 5, 1908), born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, was an Irish astronomer/computer. ... S-type asteroids are of a silicaceous (stony) composition, hence the name. ... 121 Hermione is a very large and dark main belt asteroid. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... James Craig Watson (January 28, 1838 – November 22, 1880) was a Canadian-American astronomer born in the village of Fingal in Ontario, Canada. ... C-type asteroids are carbonaceous asteroids. ... 7 Iris (eye-ris) is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ... 13 Egeria (e GER ee a) is a large Main belt asteroid. ... 29 Amphitrite (am-fi-trye-tee) is one of the largest Main belt asteroids. ... 48 Doris (dor-is, Greek Δωρις) is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ... 94 Aurora is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ... 423 Diotima (dye-a-tye-ma, Latin DiotÄ«ma, from Greek) is a one of the largest Main belt asteroids. ... 451 Patientia is an asteroid. ... This article needs cleanup. ... 702 Alauda 702 Alauda is a minor planet orbiting Sun. ...


The inner main belt (defined as the region interior to the 3:1 Kirkwood gap at 2.50 AU) has few large asteroids. Only 4 Vesta and 9 Metis qualify for the above list. Kirkwood gaps are gaps that appear in a graph if we classify the asteroids according to their periods, which is proportional to their mean radius from the Sun. ... 4 Vesta (ves-ta) is the second most massive asteroid in the asteroid belt, with a mean diameter of about 530 km and an estimated mass 12% the mass of the entire asteroid belt. ... 9 Metis (mee-tis) is one of the largest Main belt asteroids. ...


Note Ceres is also classified as a Dwarf planet. Spectral type: G[8] Absolute magnitude: 3. ... Artists impression of Pluto (background) and Charon (foreground). ...


For a listing by mass see here. This is a list of Solar system objects by mass, in decreasing order. ...


Brightest asteroids (from Earth)

Although only Vesta ever attains a brightness sufficient to be visible to the naked eye, the following asteroids can all reach a magnitude higher or equal to the maximum 8.3 attained by Saturn's moon Titan, which was, owing to its closeness to easily visible Saturn, discovered 145 years before the first asteroid was found. The apparent magnitude (m) of a star, planet or other celestial body is a measure of its apparent brightness as seen by an observer on Earth. ... Adjectives: Saturnian Atmosphere Surface pressure: 140 kPa Composition: >93% hydrogen >5% helium 0. ... Titan (, from Ancient Greek Τῑτάν) or Saturn VI is the largest moon of Saturn and the second largest moon in the solar system,[4] after Jupiters moon Ganymede. ...


It is noteworthy that none of the asteroids in the outer part of the asteroid belt can ever attain this brightness. Even Hygiea and Interamnia rarely reach magnitudes of above 10.0. This is due to the different distribution of spectral types within different sections of the asteroid belt being such that the highest-albedo asteroids are all concentrated closer to Mars, and much lower albedo C and D types being common in the outer belt. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ... C-type asteroids are carbonaceous asteroids. ... D-type asteroids have a very low albedo and a featureless reddish electromagnetic spectrum. ...


Those asteroids with very high eccentricities will only reach their maximum magnitude on unusual occasions when their perihelion is very close to a heliocentric conjunction with Earth.

Asteroid Maximum opposition
magnitude
Mean Distance
from Sun (in AU)
Eccentricity of orbit
4 Vesta 5.1 2.361 0.089172
2 Pallas 6.4 2.773 0.230725
1 Ceres 6.7 2.766 0.079905
7 Iris 6.7 2.385 0.231422
433 Eros 6.8 1.458 0.222725
6 Hebe 7.5 2.425 0.201726
3 Juno 7.5 2.668 0.258194
18 Melpomene 7.5 2.296 0.218708
15 Eunomia 7.9 2.643 0.187181
8 Flora 7.9 2.202 0.156207
324 Bamberga 8.0 2.682 0.338252
1036 Ganymed 8.1 2.6657 0.533710
9 Metis 8.1 2.387 0.121441
192 Nausikaa 8.2 2.404 0.246216
20 Massalia 8.3 2.409 0.142880

The astronomical unit (AU or au or a. ... In astrodynamics, under standard assumptions any orbit must be of conic section shape. ... 4 Vesta (ves-ta) is the second most massive asteroid in the asteroid belt, with a mean diameter of about 530 km and an estimated mass 12% the mass of the entire asteroid belt. ... 2 Pallas (pal-us, Greek Παλλάς) was the first asteroid discovered after 1 Ceres. ... Spectral type: G[8] Absolute magnitude: 3. ... 7 Iris (eye-ris) is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ... The asteroid 433 Eros (eer-os) was named after the Greek god of love Eros. ... 6 Hebe (hee-bee, Greek ‘Ήβη) is a very large Main belt asteroid. ... Juno (IPA: ), designated 3 Juno in the Minor Planet Center catalogue system, was the third asteroid to be discovered and is one of the largest main belt asteroids, being the second heaviest of the stony S-type. ... 18 Melpomene (mel-pom-a-nee) is a large, bright Main belt asteroid. ... 15 Eunomia (ew-noh-mee-a) is the 12th largest Main belt asteroid. ... 8 Flora (flor-a) is a large, bright Main belt asteroid. ... 324 Bamberga is the 16th largest asteroid in the Main asteroid belt. ... 1036 Ganymed is the largest Amor asteroid. ... 9 Metis (mee-tis) is one of the largest Main belt asteroids. ... 192 Nausikaa is a large main belt asteroid. ... 20 Massalia is a large and fairly bright Main belt asteroid. ...

Retrograde and high-inclination asteroids and damocloids

Asteroids with orbital inclinations greater than 90° orbit in a retrograde direction. There are only eight (as of August 2004) retrograde asteroids known, only two of which are numbered. This makes them the rarest group of all. High-inclination asteroids are either Mars-crossers (probably in the process of being ejected from the solar system) or damocloids. Damocloids are asteroids such as 5335 Damocles and (16746) 1996 PW that have long-period highly eccentric orbits typical of periodic comets such as 1P/Halley, but without showing a cometary coma or tail. ... Prograde motion is the motion of a planetary body in a direction similar to that of other bodies within its system, and is sometimes called direct motion, especially in astrology. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Mars-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars. ... Damocloids are asteroids such as 5335 Damocles and (16746) 1996 PW that have long-period highly eccentric orbits typical of periodic comets such as 1P/Halley, but without showing a cometary coma or tail. ...

Retrograde
Name Inclination Discovery date Comment
20461 Dioretsa 160.400° June 8, 1999 This outer-planet crosser is a damocloid and scattered disk object (SDO); 2000 HE46 may have split off from Dioretsa.
1999 LE31 151.867° June 12, 1999 A damocloid, SDO, Jupiter- and Saturn-crosser asteroid.
2000 DG8 129.381° February 25, 2000 A damocloid and SDO. Crosses all the outer planets except Neptune.
2000 HE46 158.459° April 29, 2000 This outer-planet crosser is a damocloid and SDO. May be a fragment of 20461 Dioretsa.
2002 CE10 145.453° February 6, 2002 Later reclassified as comet C/2002 CE10 (LINEAR).
(65407) 2002 RP120 119.112° September 4, 2002 This outer-planet crosser is a damocloid and SDO.
2004 NN8 165.377° July 13, 2004 This outer-planet crosser could even be on a path headed out of the Solar System (eccentricity ~0.9875).
2005 NP82 130.595° July 6, 2005 Has encountered Jupiter repeatedly, notably in 1646, 1872, and 1978.
2005 SB223 91.419° September 30, 2005  
2005 TJ50 110.307° October 5, 2005  
2005 VD 172.827° November 1, 2005 Halley-like orbit.
2006 BZ8 165.272° January 23, 2006  
2006 EX52 150.254° March 5, 2006 Plutino.
2006 GZ2 168.331° April 7, 2006 Later reclassified as comet C/2006 GZ2 (Spacewatch).
2006 LM1 172.109° June 3, 2006  
2006 RG1 133.315° September 1, 2006  
2006 RJ2 164.653° September 14, 2006  
High-inclination
Name Inclination Discovery date Comment
(5496) 1973 NA 67.999° July 4, 1973 A Mars-crosser and Near-Earth object.
2001 AU43 72.132° January 4, 2001 A Mars-crosser and Near-Earth object.
2002 XU93 77.904° December 4, 2002 A damocloid and SDO. It is almost an Uranus outer-grazer.
2003 EH1 70.790° March 6, 2003 A Mars-crosser, Near-Earth object and Jupiter inner-grazer.
2004 LG 70.725° June 9, 2004 A Mercury- through Mars-crosser and Near-Earth object.

Inclination in general is the angle between a reference plane and another plane or axis of direction. ... Dioretsa is an asteroid discovered in 1999 notable for its unusual orbit, which is highly eccentric and retrograde. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Damocloids are asteroids such as 5335 Damocles and (16746) 1996 PW that have long-period highly eccentric orbits typical of periodic comets such as 1P/Halley, but without showing a cometary coma or tail. ... A scattered disk object (or scattered disc object or SDO) is a trans-Neptunian object of the Kuiper belt with a very eccentric orbit. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... A Jupiter-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Jupiter. ... A Saturn-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Saturn. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Atmospheric characteristics Surface pressure ≫100 MPa Hydrogen - H2 80% ±3. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dioretsa is an asteroid discovered in 1999 notable for its unusual orbit, which is highly eccentric and retrograde. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... (65407) 2002 RP120 holds the dubious distinction of being the most eccentric of the numbered asteroids (as of July 2004). ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... July 13 is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In astrodynamics, under standard assumptions any orbit must be of conic section shape. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... (Redirected from 1P/Halley) Comet Halley as taken with the Halley Multicolor Camera on the ESA Giotto mission. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... This article is about the day. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... In astronomy, a plutino is a trans-Neptunian object that has a 3:2 orbital resonance with Neptune. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Inclination in general is the angle between a reference plane and another plane or axis of direction. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... A Mars-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars. ... Near-Earth objects (NEO) are asteroids, comets and large meteoroids whose orbit intersects Earths orbit and which may therefore pose a collision danger. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Mars-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars. ... Near-Earth objects (NEO) are asteroids, comets and large meteoroids whose orbit intersects Earths orbit and which may therefore pose a collision danger. ... December 4th redirects here. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 120 kPa Hydrogen 83% Helium 15% Methane 1. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Mars-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars. ... Near-Earth objects (NEO) are asteroids, comets and large meteoroids whose orbit intersects Earths orbit and which may therefore pose a collision danger. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Mercury-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mercury. ... A Mars-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars. ... Near-Earth objects (NEO) are asteroids, comets and large meteoroids whose orbit intersects Earths orbit and which may therefore pose a collision danger. ...

Some other noteworthy asteroids (within the orbit of Jupiter)

Name Diameter (km) Discovered Comment
5 Astraea 117 December 8, 1845 First asteroid discovered 38 years after original four
61 Danaë 82 September 9, 1860 First asteroid to have a non-ASCII name
62 Erato 95 September 14, 1860 First asteroid to be co-discovered by two people
85 Io 155 September 19, 1865 Asteroid with the shortest name (two characters, plus a two-digit number) (runners up: 954 Li, 1714 Sy, 2705 Wu, 3271 Ul, 6498 Ko, and 22260 Ur)
87 Sylvia 261 May 16, 1866 First asteroid known to have more than one moon
90 Antiope 80×80 October 1, 1866 Double asteroid with two nearly equal components; its double nature was discovered using adaptive optics
92 Undina 126 1867 July 7 Created in one of the largest asteroid-on-asteroid collisions of the past 100 million years
139 Juewa 162 October 10, 1874 First asteroid discovered in China, by James Craig Watson. The name was chosen by Chinese officials: 瑞華, or in modern pinyin, ruìhuá
216 Kleopatra 217×94 April 10, 1880 Metallic asteroid with "dog-bone" shape
243 Ida 56×24×21 September 29, 1884 First confirmed binary asteroid
(243) Ida I Dactyl 1.4 February 17, 1994 Moon of 243 Ida, first confirmed satellite of an asteroid
288 Glauke 32 February 20, 1890 Exceptionally slow rotation period of about 1200 hours (2 months)
323 Brucia 36 December 22, 1891 First asteroid discovered by means of astrophotography rather than visual observation
333 Badenia 78 August 22, 1892 First asteroid to first receive a provisional designation (1892A)
433 Eros 13×13×33 August 13, 1898 First near-Earth asteroid discovered and the second largest
490 Veritas 115 1902 September 3 Created in one of the largest asteroid-on-asteroid collisions of the past 100 million years
624 Hektor 370×195 February 10, 1907 Largest Jovian Trojan asteroid discovered
719 Albert 2.4 October 3, 1911 Last numbered asteroid to be lost then recovered
944 Hidalgo 20 October 31, 1920 Longest orbital period of any asteroid in the main asteroid belt
1125 China   October 30, 1957 First asteroid discovery to be credited to an institution rather than a person
1566 Icarus 1.4 June 27, 1949 Apollo class asteroid; perihelion is closer to the Sun than Mercury
1743 Schmidt 17 September 24, 1960 First asteroid to be co-discovered by three people
2063 Bacchus 1.1×1.1×2.6 April 24, 1977  
3200 Phaethon 5 October 11, 1983 First asteroid discovered from space; source of Geminids meteor shower.
3708 1974 FV1 - March 21, 1974 A trojan asteroid, the smallest numbered asteroid without a name, found in University of Chile.
3753 Cruithne 5 October 10, 1986 Unusual Earth-associated orbit
4015 Wilson-Harrington   November 19, 1949 Longest-named asteroid (17 characters)
4090 Říšehvězd   September 2, 1986 Name with the most diacritics (four)
4179 Toutatis 4.5×2.4×1.9 January 4, 1989 Closely approached Earth on September 29th, 2004
4769 Castalia 1.8×0.8 August 9, 1989 First asteroid to be imaged
5261 Eureka ~2–4 June 20, 1990 First Martian Trojan asteroid (L5 point) discovered
(not yet officially recognized as such)
(11885) 1990 SS   September 25, 1990 First automated discovery of a Near-Earth Object (NEO)
(29075) 1950 DA 1.1 February 23, 1950 Will approach Earth very closely in 2880
99942 Apophis 0.3 June 19, 2004 First asteroid to rank greater than one on the Torino Scale (it was ranked at 2, then 4; now down to 0). Previously better known by its provisional designation 2004 MN4.
1997 XR2 0.23 1997 First asteroid to rank greater than zero on the impact-risk Torino Scale (it's ranked 1)
1998 KY26 0.030 June 2, 1998 Approached within 800,000 km of Earth
2002 AA29 0.1 January 9, 2002 Unusual Earth-associated orbit
2004 FH 0.030 2004 Discovered before it approached within 43,000 km of Earth on March 18, 2004.
2004 JG6 0.5–1 May 10, 2004 Six-month orbital period is second shortest, second only to Mercury

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Near-Earth objects (NEO) are asteroids, comets and large meteoroids whose orbit intersects Earths orbit and which may therefore pose a collision danger. ... Asteroid 1950 DA, radar image (29075) 1950 DA is the near Earth object with the highest known possible probability of impacting Earth, according to the Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Close approach of Apophis on April 13, 2029 The white bar indicates uncertainty in the range of positions 99942 Apophis (99942) Apophis (previously known by its provisional designation 2004 MN4) is a near-Earth asteroid that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 because initial observations indicated a... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Torino Scale is a method for categorizing the impact hazard associated with near-Earth objects (NEOs) such as asteroids and comets. ... The provisional designation of comets and asteroids are similar to each other: they both follow a pattern set in 1925 by the Minor Planet Center of the IAU. 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Spacecraft targets

Name Diameter (km) Discovered Spacecraft
1 Ceres 959×933 January 1, 1801 Target of the Dawn spacecraft
4 Vesta 468 March 29, 1807 Target of the Dawn spacecraft
21 Lutetia 120×100×80 November 15, 1852 Target of the Rosetta probe
140 Siwa 103 October 13, 1874 Abandoned target of the Rosetta probe