This is a list of named
minor planet
According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is exclusively classified as neither a planet nor a comet. Before 2006, the IAU officially used the term ''minor ...
s in numerical order. , it contains a total of 23,542 named bodies.
Minor planets for which no article exists redirect to the
list of minor planets
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, including asteroids, distant objects and dwarf planets. The catalog consists ...
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Statistics
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List of minor planet discoverers
This is a list of minor-planet discoverers credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of one or several minor planets (such as near-Earth and main-belt asteroids, Jupiter trojans and distant objects). , the discovery of 612,011 numb ...
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List of minor planets named after animals and plants
This is a list of minor planets named after animals and plants.
Animals
Plants
See also
* List of minor planets
* List of minor planets named after people
* List of minor planets named after places
* List of minor planets named afte ...
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List of minor planets named after people
This is a list of minor planets named after people, both real and fictional.
Science
Astronomers
Amateur
*340 Eduarda (Heinrich Eduard von Lade, German)
*792 Metcalfia (Joel Hastings Metcalf, American)
* 828 Lindemannia (Adolph Friedrich Lindem ...
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List of minor planets named after places
This is a list of minor planets named after places, organized by continent.
Africa
* 1193 Africa (Africa)
Countries of Africa
* 1197 Rhodesia (Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe)
* 1213 Algeria (Algeria)
* 1268 Libya (Libya)
* 1278 Kenya (Kenya)
*1279 Ugand ...
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List of minor planets named after rivers
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This is a list of minor planets named after rivers, organized by continent.
Africa
* 1032 Pafuri (Pafuri Triangle, South Africa)
* 1264 Letaba (Letaba River, South Africa)
* 1305 Pongola (Pongola River, South A ...
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List of observatory codes
This is a list of observatory codes (IAU codes or MPC codes) published by the Minor Planet Center. For a detailed description, ''see observations of small Solar System bodies
Observations of minor planets as well as comets and natural satellite ...
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References
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[{{cite web
, title = Minor Planet Names: Alphabetical List
, work = Minor Planet Center
, date = 17 October 2022
, url = https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPNames.html
, access-date= 27 October 2022]
[{{cite web
, title = WGSBN Bulletin Archive
, work = Working Group Small Body Nomenclature
, date = 24 October 2022
, url = https://www.wgsbn-iau.org/files/Bulletins/index.html
, access-date= 27 October 2022]
External links
Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets ''
Minor Planet Center
The Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the official body for observing and reporting on minor planets under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Founded in 1947, it operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
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Lists of minor planets by name
Minor planets numerical