VLT/SPHERE images of most asteroids > 210 km in diameter to scale. Deconvolved with MISTRAL algorithm. Main-belt asteroids > 200 km that were not imaged are (451) Patientia, (65) Cybele and (107) Camilla. Trojan (624) Hektor may also be in this size range.VLT/SPHERE images of a large number of asteroids 100 to 210 km in diameter, to scale. (10) Hygiea, (31) Euphrosyne and (8) Flora have collisional families; all three are round due to having re-coalesced after being disrupted.
The following is a collection of lists of asteroids of the Solar System that are exceptional in some way, such as their size or orbit. For the purposes of this article, "asteroid" refers to minor planets out to the orbit of Neptune, and includes the dwarf planet 1 Ceres, the Jupiter trojans and the centaurs, but not trans-Neptunian objects (objects in the Kuiper belt, scattered disc or inner Oort cloud). For a complete list of minor planets in numerical order, see List of minor planets.
Asteroids are given minor planet numbers, but not all minor planets are asteroids. Minor planet numbers are also given to objects of the Kuiper belt, which is similar to the asteroid belt but farther out (around 30–60 AU), whereas asteroids are mostly between 2–3 AU from the Sun or at the orbit of Jupiter 5 AU from the Sun. Also, comets are not typically included under minor planet numbers, and have their own naming conventions.
Asteroids are given a unique sequential identifying number once their orbit is precisely determined. Prior to this, they are known only by their systematic name or provisional designation, such as 1950 DA.
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longer lists, see listofexceptionalasteroids, listofasteroids, or listof Solar System objects by size. Asteroid moons A number of smaller groups distinct...
best-known entry is Pluto, listed as 134340 Pluto. The vast majority (97.3%) of minor planets are asteroids from the asteroid belt (the catalog uses a color...
subjects of significant scientific interest (see Listofexceptionalasteroids): Ceres (2.55–2.98 AU) is the only dwarf planet in the asteroid belt. It...
as the main asteroid belt. Asteroids are generally classified to be of three types: C-type, M-type, and S-type. These describe asteroids with carbonaceous...
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radiation belt Mars ♂ Moons of Mars Asteroid belt Asteroid groups Asteroids Ceres ⚳ Pallas ⚴ Juno ⚵ Vesta ⚶ Hygiea Active asteroids Kirkwood gaps Outer Solar...
moon of 45 Eugenia (The Little Prince, hero of book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) Listof minor planets ListofexceptionalasteroidsListof minor planets...
have the same albedo as their primary. Listofexceptionalasteroids Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language JPL data Retrieved...
would separate from each other, making a true binary system. Listofexceptionalasteroids "216 Kleopatra". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 22 April 2017...
in a fixed orbit around the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Listofexceptionalasteroids "Palma Christi". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed...
Asteroidal water is water or water precursor deposits such as hydroxide (OH−) that exist in asteroids (i.e., small Solar System bodies (SSSBs) not explicitly...
Wikidata Q56423853. Listof women in leadership positions on astronomical instrumentation projects "NASA's NEOWISE Completes Scan for Asteroids and Comets –...
geosynchronous communication satellites. List of exceptional asteroidsAsteroid impact avoidance Asteroid naming conventions Radar astronomy JPL Small-Body Database...
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