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List of minor planets. The catalog of minor planets is published by the Minor Planet Center and contains 720,000 entries, including 134340 Pluto. [ 1] For an overview, see index. The following is a list of numbered minor planets in ascending numerical order. With the exception of comets, minor planets are all small bodies in the Solar System ...
All other minor planets and comets are called small Solar System bodies. [1] The IAU stated that the term minor planet may still be used, but the term small Solar System body will be preferred. [8] However, for purposes of numbering and naming, the traditional distinction between minor planet and comet is still used.
While in March 1979, [2] only 1924 minor planets had received a name and completed the designation process, as of 15 July 2024, the list contains 24,836 named objects. [1] This, however, only accounts for 3.45% of all numbered bodies, as there are over 720,000 minor planets with a well established orbit which is a precondition for receiving a name.
Appearance. The following is a partial list of minor planets, running from minor-planet number 1 through 1000, inclusive. The primary data for this and other partial lists is based on JPL 's "Small-Body Orbital Elements" [ 1 ] and data available from the Minor Planet Center. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Critical list information is also provided by the MPC, [ 2 ...
Many minor planets are also named after places such cities, towns, and villages, mountains and volcanoes; after rivers, observatories, as well as organizations, clubs and astronomical societies. Some are named after animals and plants. A few minor planets are named after exotic entities such as supercomputers or have an unknown origin.
The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN). [1]
The main article for this category is Minor planet. See also: Minor-planet designation and Provisional designation in astronomy. See also: Category:Discoverers of minor planets. Minor planets are objects that are substantially smaller than the major planets, but larger than meteoroids .
The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN). [1]