Distant minor planet
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A distant minor planet, or distant object, is any
outer Solar System that is not commonly thought of as an "asteroid". The umbrella term is used by IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC),[1] which is responsible for the identification, designation and orbit computation of these objects.[2] As of July 2020[update], the MPC maintains 3929 distant objects in its data base.[3]
Most distant minor planets are
main-belt and Jupiter trojan populations – are excluded from the distant minor planets.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Observable Distant Minor Planets". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Main page". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Objects with orbit type; Distant object". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
External links
- Data base query form, Minor Planet Center
- Orbital Plot – locations and orbits of distant objects, Minor Planet Center
