Definitions

1. Minor planets are divided into groups and families based on their orbital characteristics.
2. Minor planets are awarded with an official number once their orbits are confirmed. (Web site)
3. These minor planets are much smaller than the small planets such as Mercury or Mars.
4. With minor planets, the planet letter code is replaced by the minor planet number in parentheses.
5. The Path of Minor Planets is a novel about the nature of love and the nature of time.

Asteroid Group

1. An asteroid group or minor planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. (Web site)

Astrologers Casting Minor Planets

1. The tradition of some astrologers casting minor planets originates with these asteroids. (Web site)

Minor Planet Center

1. The Minor Planet Circulars (MPCs) (also known as Minor Planets and Comets) are published generally on the date of each full moon by the Minor Planet Center.

Proper Elements

1. Latest calculations of proper elements for numbered minor planets at astDys. (Web site)

Region

1. This "core" region contains approximately 93.4% of all numbered minor planets within the Solar System. (Web site)

Common

1. The term "planetule" was coined by the geologist William Daniel Conybeare to describe minor planets,[ 3] but is not in common use. (Web site)

Groups

1. Groups of minor planets with similar orbital elements. (Web site)

Bodies

1. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets. (Web site)

Telescopes

1. The development of cheap charge coupled devices, software, and telescopes allowed for large-scale amateur astrometric observation of minor planets.

Observations

1. MBCAA Observatory - Data and graphical interpretations of observations of variable stars, gamma ray bursts, minor planets, and other transient phenomena.

Discovery

1. Hundreds of thousands of minor planets have been discovered within the Solar System, with the rate of discovery currently running at around 5,000 per month.
2. The final step of discovery was to send the locations and time of observations to Brian Marsden of the Minor Planets Center. (Web site)

Discoveries

1. Introduction, minor planets, NEO observations, equipment, publications, recent discoveries, images, projects, and links.

Partial List

1. This is a partial list of numbered minor planets, running from 1 through 1000 inclusive. (Web site)

Semimajor Axis

1. An asteroid family is a group of minor planets that share similar orbital elements, such as semimajor axis, eccentricity, and orbital inclination. (Web site)

Asteroid Belts

1. This region is termed the 'main belt' when contrasted with other concentrations of minor planets, since these may also be termed asteroid belts.

Asteroid Belt

1. The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets.

Orbital Characteristics

1. The largest minor planets are divided into groups and families based on their orbital characteristics. (Web site)

First

1. Some comets were first spotted as minor planets, and received a temporary designation accordingly before cometary activity was later discovered. (Web site)

Minor Planet

1. If a minor planet produces coma it is called a comet (though conversely not all comets are classified as minor planets).

Picador

1. Andrew Sean Greer is the author of the story collection "How It Was for M"e (Picador) and most recently a novel, "The Path of Minor Planets" (Picador). (Web site)

Objects

1. In late August 2006, the IAU introduced the class small solar system bodies (SSSB) to include most objects previously classified as minor planets and comets.
2. A few objects have ended up being dual-listed because they were first classified as minor planets but later showed evidence of cometary activity. (Web site)

Ephemerides

1. Data from the Ephemerides of Minor planets for 1968 are shown for 1670 asteroids.

Celestial Bodies

1. It has calculators of movements of the celestial bodies, including major and minor planets and comets. (Web site)

Designations

1. Comets may initially be given designations as other minor planets. (Web site)

Astronomers

1. Since Herschel's time, the number of these minor planets known to astronomers has increased to upwards of one hundred. (Web site)

Moons

1. These moons were likely captured minor planets, or debris from the breakup of such bodies after they were captured, creating collisional families.

Main Belt

1. It is termed the main belt when contrasted with other concentrations of minor planets, since these may also be termed asteroid belts.

Astronomical

1. Asteroids, also called minor planets or planetoids, are a class of astronomical object.

Photometry

1. Photometry of literally thousands of minor planets is highly desirable. (Web site)

Orbit

1. Neptune is accompanied in its orbit by a number of minor planets, termed Neptune Trojans, that are in 1:1 resonance with it. (Web site)

Orbits

1. The Minor Planets Center has not listed any Mars trojans with confirmed orbits [1]. (Web site)

List

1. This is a list of numbered minor planets in the solar system, in numerical order.
2. List of Double Minor Planets - Known or suspected asteroids with satellites.
3. This list is incomplete because the masses of many minor planets are not accurately known.

Alphabetical List

1. Minor Planet Names: Alphabetical List This is an alphabetical listing of the names of the numbered minor planets. (Web site)

Solar System

1. The following is a collection of lists of notable asteroids in the Solar System, including minor planets inside the orbit of Neptune.
2. This core of the belt contains 93.4 percent of all recognized minor planets in our solar system. (Web site)
3. In our Solar System, minor planets are the left over building blocks of the rocky terrestrial planets like the Earth. (Web site)

Jupiter

1. The following is a collection of lists of noteworthy asteroids in the Solar system, sometimes also including minor planets beyond the orbit of Jupiter.
2. The slow-rotating Mathilde resides in the asteroid belt, which contains thousands of minor planets between Mars and Jupiter. (Web site)
3. This article deals specifically with the minor planets that orbit in the inner solar system (roughly up to the orbit of Jupiter).

Volatile

1. Groups beyond the orbit of Jupiter Most of the minor planets beyond the orbit Jupiter are believed to be composed of ice s and other volatile s.

Volatiles

1. Most of the minor planets beyond the orbit of Jupiter are believed to be composed of ice s and other volatiles. (Web site)

Planets

1. The first few (Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta) were initially considered minor planets and joined the ranks of the planets.
2. For example, you can enter "M42" or "Great Nebula in Orion" or NGC1942. Or, you can enter the names of minor planets, comets, satellites, planets, and more. (Web site)
3. In addition to these major planets, there are thousands of Minor Planets.

Comets

1. The Circulars contain astrometric observations, orbits and ephemerides of both minor planets and comets.
2. The Minor Planet Center is responible for the collection and dissemination of astrometric observations and orbits for minor planets and comets.
3. Minor planets whose semi-major axes are beyond that of Jupiter, and which are primarly made of ice are either comets, Centaurss, or Trans-Neptunian objects. (Web site)

Asteroid

1. Asteroid: One of the many thousand chunks of rock or iron that orbit the Sun, also known by the older term, minor planets. (Web site)
2. Asteroid s, also called minor planets or planetoids, are a class of astronomical object.

Asteroids

1. Astronomers distinguish between minor planets, such as asteroids, comets, and trans-Neptunian objects; and major (or true) planets.
2. A belt of asteroids (minor planets made of rock and metal) lies between Mars and Jupiter. (Web site)
3. Asteroids, also called minor planets or planetoids, are a class of astronomical objects.

Minor Planets

1. Groups beyond the orbit of Jupiter Most of the minor planets beyond the orbit Jupiter are believed to be composed of ices and other volatiles.
2. The Solar System is full of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, minor planets, and many other exciting objects.
3. The asteroid belt is a group of asteroids, otherwise known as minor planets, that orbit the sun in the area between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. (Web site)

Categories

1. Galaxies > Milky Way Galaxy > Solar System > Asteroids
2. Milky Way Galaxy > Solar System > Asteroids > Comets
3. Science > Astronomy > Universe > Planets
4. Volatiles
5. Astronomy > Universe > Planets > Jupiter

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Trans-Neptunian Objects

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