Asteroids
22 343 TRACKEDRocky leftovers from planet formation — the bright and the big, plus every near-Earth object worth watching.
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What H means
Absolute magnitude: how bright the body would look one astronomical unit from both the Sun and the observer, with the Sun directly behind us. Nothing is ever in that position, which is the point — it is a property of the body rather than of where it happens to be, so it is the number in the magnitude column here. It stands in for size, since the diameter is measured for only 12,025 of the 22,220 asteroids in this catalogue.
Why the belt never became a planet
Jupiter's gravity stirs the region hard enough that collisions shatter bodies rather than accumulate them. All of it together would not make one Moon.
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THE FAMOUS ONES
] 12 ENTRIESNAME
CLASS
MASS
DISTANCE
MAG
CONSTELLATION
1 Ceres★
Main-belt asteroid
1.57×10⁻⁴ M⊕
2.766 AU · Sun
3.34 H
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4 Vesta★
Main-belt asteroid
2.59×10²⁰ kg
2.361 AU · Sun
3.25 H
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2 Pallas★
Main-belt asteroid
2.04×10²⁰ kg
2.77 AU · Sun
4.12 H
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16 Psyche★
Main-belt asteroid
2.4×10¹⁹ kg
2.926 AU · Sun
6.20 H
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433 Eros★
Amor near-Earth asteroid
6.69×10¹⁵ kg
1.458 AU · Sun
10.40 H
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3200 Phaethon★
Apollo near-Earth asteroid
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1.271 AU · Sun
14.38 H
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162173 Ryugu★
Apollo near-Earth asteroid
4.49×10¹¹ kg
1.191 AU · Sun
19.55 H
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101955 Bennu★
Apollo near-Earth asteroid
7.33×10¹⁰ kg
1.126 AU · Sun
20.21 H
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99942 Apophis★
Aten near-Earth asteroid
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0.9224 AU · Sun
19.09 H
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25143 Itokawa★
Apollo near-Earth asteroid
3.15×10¹⁰ kg
1.324 AU · Sun
19.26 H
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134340 Pluto★
Trans-Neptunian object
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39.59 AU · Sun
−0.55 H
—
136199 Eris★
Trans-Neptunian object
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67.93 AU · Sun
−1.26 H
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ALL CLASSESMAIN-BELT ASTEROID · 9712TRANS-NEPTUNIAN OBJECT · 7173JUPITER TROJAN · 2724OUTER MAIN-BELT ASTEROID · 1139APOLLO NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID · 544AMOR NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID · 496CENTAUR · 403MARS-CROSSING ASTEROID · 75ATEN NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID · 38INNER MAIN-BELT ASTEROID · 26ATIRA NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID · 8ASTEROID · 4
10449 Takuma
Main-belt asteroid
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3.061 AU · Sun
13.23 H
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1044 Teutonia
Main-belt asteroid
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2.579 AU · Sun
10.98 H
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10451
Main-belt asteroid
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2.696 AU · Sun
12.70 H
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10453 Banzan
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.044 AU · Sun
13.30 H
—
1045 Michela
Main-belt asteroid
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2.359 AU · Sun
13.03 H
—
10465 Olkin
Main-belt asteroid
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3.125 AU · Sun
12.56 H
—
1046 Edwin
Main-belt asteroid
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2.985 AU · Sun
10.88 H
—
10478 Alsabti
Main-belt asteroid
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2.998 AU · Sun
12.52 H
—
1047 Geisha
Main-belt asteroid
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2.241 AU · Sun
11.96 H
—
10485 Sarahyeomans
Outer main-belt asteroid
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3.253 AU · Sun
13.26 H
—
10487 Danpeterson
Main-belt asteroid
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2.315 AU · Sun
12.72 H
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10489 Keinonen
Main-belt asteroid
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3.005 AU · Sun
12.41 H
—
1048 Feodosia
Main-belt asteroid
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2.73 AU · Sun
9.67 H
—
10490
Main-belt asteroid
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3.175 AU · Sun
12.70 H
—
10492 Mizzi
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.026 AU · Sun
12.80 H
—
104943
Outer main-belt asteroid
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3.968 AU · Sun
13.26 H
—
1049 Gotho
Main-belt asteroid
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3.09 AU · Sun
10.58 H
—
104 Klymene
Main-belt asteroid
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3.145 AU · Sun
8.52 H
—
10500 Nishi-koen
Main-belt asteroid
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2.685 AU · Sun
12.98 H
—
10504 Doga
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.76 AU · Sun
13.37 H
—
10505 Johnnycash
Main-belt asteroid
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3.017 AU · Sun
12.57 H
—
10509 Heinrichkayser
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.054 AU · Sun
12.93 H
—
1050 Meta
Main-belt asteroid
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2.625 AU · Sun
12.27 H
—
10511
Main-belt asteroid
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2.779 AU · Sun
12.80 H
—
10513 Mackie
Outer main-belt asteroid
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3.219 AU · Sun
11.94 H
—
105140
Aten near-Earth asteroid
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0.9143 AU · Sun
15.75 H
—
10514 Harlow
Main-belt asteroid
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2.711 AU · Sun
13.29 H
—
105152
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.097 AU · Sun
13.43 H
—
10518
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.883 AU · Sun
13.33 H
—
1051 Merope
Outer main-belt asteroid
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3.213 AU · Sun
10.16 H
—
10523 D'Haveloose
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.277 AU · Sun
13.45 H
—
1052 Belgica
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.236 AU · Sun
11.88 H
—
105339
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.171 AU · Sun
13.23 H
—
10535
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.817 AU · Sun
13.43 H
—
10536
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.857 AU · Sun
13.23 H
—
10537
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.848 AU · Sun
12.81 H
—
10539
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.989 AU · Sun
13.47 H
—
1053 Vigdis
Main-belt asteroid
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2.616 AU · Sun
12.34 H
—
10540 Hachigoroh
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.099 AU · Sun
13.40 H
—
1054 Forsytia
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.924 AU · Sun
10.54 H
—
10551 Goteborg
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.995 AU · Sun
12.20 H
—
105553
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.194 AU · Sun
13.04 H
—
10555 Tagaharue
Outer main-belt asteroid
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3.21 AU · Sun
12.53 H
—
1055 Tynka
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.198 AU · Sun
12.03 H
—
10562
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.325 AU · Sun
13.05 H
—
10563 Izhdubar
Apollo near-Earth asteroid
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1.007 AU · Sun
16.94 H
—
10564
Main-belt asteroid
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2.659 AU · Sun
12.96 H
—
10565
Main-belt asteroid
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2.652 AU · Sun
12.76 H
—
105654
Jupiter trojan
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5.232 AU · Sun
13.03 H
—
10566 Zabadak
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.692 AU · Sun
13.43 H
—
105685
Jupiter trojan
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5.281 AU · Sun
12.67 H
—
10568 Yoshitanaka
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.692 AU · Sun
13.48 H
—
105694
Jupiter trojan
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5.222 AU · Sun
12.18 H
—
10569 Kinoshitamasao
Main-belt asteroid
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2.912 AU · Sun
13.21 H
—
1056 Azalea
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.23 AU · Sun
11.71 H
—
10570 Shibayasuo
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.045 AU · Sun
13.34 H
—
105720
Jupiter trojan
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5.285 AU · Sun
12.41 H
—
105746
Jupiter trojan
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5.231 AU · Sun
12.89 H
—
10579 Diluca
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.061 AU · Sun
12.56 H
—
1057 Wanda
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.89 AU · Sun
10.98 H
—
105803
Jupiter trojan
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5.27 AU · Sun
12.38 H
—
105808
Jupiter trojan
—
5.242 AU · Sun
11.84 H
—
10582 Harumi
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.094 AU · Sun
12.80 H
—
10583 Kanetugu
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.108 AU · Sun
12.07 H
—
10587 Strindberg
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.694 AU · Sun
13.17 H
—
105896
Jupiter trojan
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5.257 AU · Sun
12.35 H
—
1058 Grubba
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.196 AU · Sun
11.85 H
—
105901
Jupiter trojan
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5.269 AU · Sun
12.56 H
—
105904
Jupiter trojan
—
5.221 AU · Sun
12.81 H
—
105935
Outer main-belt asteroid
—
3.985 AU · Sun
13.38 H
—
10593 Susannesandra
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.114 AU · Sun
13.15 H
—
10594
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.605 AU · Sun
13.16 H
—
10595
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.913 AU · Sun
13.38 H
—
10597
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.395 AU · Sun
13.20 H
—
1059 Mussorgskia
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.645 AU · Sun
10.92 H
—
105 Artemis
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.372 AU · Sun
8.75 H
—
106001
Jupiter trojan
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5.247 AU · Sun
12.62 H
—
10601 Hiwatashi
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.141 AU · Sun
13.37 H
—
10602 Masakazu
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.671 AU · Sun
12.84 H
—
106060
Jupiter trojan
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5.194 AU · Sun
12.54 H
—
106063
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.138 AU · Sun
13.48 H
—
10606 Crocco
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.15 AU · Sun
13.49 H
—
10608 Mameta
Outer main-belt asteroid
—
3.998 AU · Sun
11.90 H
—
106091
Jupiter trojan
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5.191 AU · Sun
12.70 H
—
1060 Magnolia
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.237 AU · Sun
12.64 H
—
10610
Outer main-belt asteroid
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3.961 AU · Sun
12.37 H
—
10611 Yanjici
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.198 AU · Sun
12.24 H
—
10612 Houffalize
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.926 AU · Sun
13.31 H
—
106143
Jupiter trojan
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5.197 AU · Sun
12.29 H
—
106160
Jupiter trojan
—
5.316 AU · Sun
12.48 H
—
1061 Paeonia
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.125 AU · Sun
11.89 H
—
10623
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.147 AU · Sun
12.91 H
—
10624
Outer main-belt asteroid
—
3.205 AU · Sun
13.17 H
—
10625
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.18 AU · Sun
13.13 H
—
10627 Ookuninushi
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.033 AU · Sun
13.10 H
—
10628 Feuerbacher
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.112 AU · Sun
13.14 H
—
1062 Ljuba
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.006 AU · Sun
9.83 H
—
10630
Main-belt asteroid
—
2.869 AU · Sun
13.43 H
—
10631 Koppes
Main-belt asteroid
—
3.157 AU · Sun
12.96 H
—
10632
Outer main-belt asteroid
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3.93 AU · Sun
12.36 H
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