The typical composition of an asteroid depends on its distance from the Sun. At the outer edges of the asteroid belt, that is between three and three and a half times further from the Sun than the Earth, over eighty percent of the asteroids are known as C-type. The C stands for carbon and the surfaces of these asteroids are almost coal-black. From piles of 'rubble' to complex mixtures of metals, and carbon and silicon compounds, asteroids are not just dull grey lumps of cratered rock. We find that asteroids are fascinating objects, varying in composition and shape. Nearly all asteroids are irregular in shape and heavily pockmarked by impact craters. May 03, 2019 The asteroid—nicknamed Apophis—will be as close as some of our satellites and only a few thousand miles away from the Earth’s atmosphere itself. That would make it one of the closest near-miss. Asteroids are rocky objects primarily found in the asteroid belt, a region of the solar system that lies more than 2 ½ times as far from the Sun as Earth does, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. These objects are sometimes called minor planets or planetoids.

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Asteroids are small rocky bodies primarily in orbit between Jupiter and Mars(i.e. main-belt).Those observed range in diameter from 948 km (1 Ceres)to a few meters.Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are a subset of asteroids whose orbitsapproach and/or cross the Earth's orbit.Please visit our sister-site dedicated tonear-Earth objects (NEOs)for more information on NEAs.

We include Trojans (bodies captured in Jupiter's 4th and 5th Lagrange points),Centaurs (bodies in orbit between Jupiter and Neptune),and trans-Neptunian objects (orbiting beyond Neptune)in our definition of 'asteroid' as used on this site,even though they may more correctly be called 'minor planets' instead of asteroids.

The largest trans-Neptunian object (over 2000 km in diameter)is substantially larger than the biggest main-belt asteroid, 1 Ceres(948 km).These outer 'asteroids' tend to be less rocky and more icy in compositionsince they formed farther from the sun.In fact, a group of these objects known as the Kuiper-beltis thought to be the reservoir for short-period comets.The distinction between asteroid and comethas become increasingly difficult to characterizeas we learn more about these primordial building blocksof our solar system.

The first asteroid (1 Ceres) was discovered January 1, 1801by Giuseppe Piazzi at Palermo, Sicily.Read this short article by Don Yeomansto learn why asteroids are particularly interesting andwhy we should study these primitive bodies.

Orbits: Diagrams & Elements

The orbit of any asteroid (or comet) can be viewed.Start with our small-body browser to find the asteroid of interest,then select the Orbit Diagram link.For example, here is theorbit diagram for asteroids 1 Ceres.

Adobe acrobat 9 pro extended crack serial mf. Orbital elements and related parameters are alsoavailable for any asteroid (or comet) using our small-body browser.In addition, custom tables of orbital elements and/or physical parametersare available using oursmall body database search engine.We also provide fixed-format ASCII tables of elements.

Distribution Diagrams

In addition, there are diagrams showing the distribution of orbital elements formost known inner solar system asteroids and comets.The following diagrams are available:

• Distribution of elements (a vs. e) for comets and asteroids
• Distribution of elements (a vs. e) for asteroids only
• Distribution of semimajor axis (histogram of a) for asteroids only

Physical Parameters

Physical parameters for asteroids are not well known primarily because these bodies areso small and there are so many.The only parameter determined for nearly all asteroids is the absolute magnitude (H)which can be used to obtain a very rough estimate of an asteroid's size.However, a few asteroids have other parameters determined includingrotation period,geometric albedo,colors (B-V, U-B, I-R),spectral taxonomic type,mass (GM),and bulk density.Known physical parameters for any given small body areare available from our small-body browser.

Ephemerides

Asteroid ephemerides are available using JPL's HORIZONS system.

Discovery Circumstances

Future ds2 album zip. Asteroid discovery circumstances are also available using our small-body browser.Discovery data are available for only numbered asteroidsand include the date of discovery, who discovery the asteroid, and where it was discovered.In addition, for most officially named asteroids, the citation issued for the nameis available.

Mission Targets

Spacecraft missions to small-bodies providevaluable scientific data ultimately improving our understandingof these primitive solar system bodies.A list of asteroids and cometstargeted by spacecraft missions (past, present, and future)is presented on this page.

Radar Astrometry

Radar astrometry for selected asteroidsis available in tabular format. Hsc physics 1st paper tofazzal hossain pdf. A table showing data for onlyasteroids is presented on this page.

Browse and discover detailed information about 79 of the most interesting asteroids and dwarf planets. Objects are listed in order of decreasing brightness.

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Asteroid 4 Vesta

R.A: 10h 58m 04s Dec: +16° 00’ 47”
Magnitude 7.1 in Leo

Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres

R.A: 02h 16m 18s Dec: +06° 37’ 56”
Magnitude 9.2 in Cetus

Asteroid 6 Hebe

R.A: 20h 02m 01s Dec: -07° 14’ 43”
Magnitude 9.9 in Aquila

Asteroid 7 Iris

R.A: 01h 47m 50s Dec: +14° 48’ 14”
Magnitude 10.0 in Pisces

Asteroid 3 Juno

R.A: 17h 21m 54s Dec: -05° 01’ 03”
Magnitude 10.3 in Ophiucus

Asteroid 12 Victoria

R.A: 20h 25m 04s Dec: -10° 45’ 03”
Magnitude 10.3 in Capricornus

Asteroid 2 Pallas

R.A: 23h 05m 55s Dec: +07° 23’ 41”
Magnitude 10.5 in Pisces

Asteroid 9 Metis

R.A: 12h 35m 20s Dec: +02° 08’ 43”
Magnitude 10.5 in Virgo

Asteroid 15 Eunomia

R.A: 08h 32m 32s Dec: +12° 22’ 28”
Magnitude 10.7 in Cancer

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite

R.A: 10h 12m 25s Dec: +11° 25’ 45”
Magnitude 10.9 in Leo

Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T)

R.A: 21h 51m 14s Dec: -22° 46’ 44”
Magnitude 11.0 in Capricornus

Asteroid 20 Massalia

R.A: 03h 10m 17s Dec: +17° 34’ 16”
Magnitude 11.0 in Aries

Asteroid 8 Flora

R.A: 06h 33m 12s Dec: +23° 34’ 16”
Magnitude 11.1 in Gemini

Asteroid 14 Irene

R.A

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: 09h 15m 22s Dec: +25° 02’ 17”
Magnitude 11.1 in Cancer

Asteroid 5 Astraea

R.A: 18h 21m 31s Dec: -16° 35’ 29”
Magnitude 11.2 in Sagittarius

Asteroid 10 Hygiea

R.A: 08h 47m 08s Dec: +15° 14’ 44”
Magnitude 11.5 in Cancer

Asteroid 433 Eros

R.A: 18h 40m 20s Dec: -42° 02’ 00”
Magnitude 11.5 in Corona Australis

Asteroid 324 Bamberga

R.A: 15h 21m 48s Dec: -35° 24’ 52”
Magnitude 11.6 in Lupus

Asteroid 16 Psyche

R.A

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: 06h 35m 26s Dec

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: +21° 37’ 24”
Magnitude 11.7 in Gemini

Asteroid 18 Melpomene

R.A: 09h 12m 49s

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Dec: +17° 25’ 17”
Magnitude 11.8 in Cancer

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