Asteroids Asteroids, Comets and Meteors Solar System

Asteroids Asteroids, Comets and Meteors Solar System

Asteroids

Asteroids are smaller than planets, bigger than meteoroids, and they don't have the tail or fuzzy appearance that a comet does. "Minor planet" is a technical term for asteroid.

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- Theoretical studies of impacts of one asteroid into another, and tsunami effects of an asteroid impact on Earth.
- Italian organization of minor planet observers. Histograms and scatter plots of asteroid orbital elements. Ephemeridies, opposition dates, conjunctions with Messier objects, shareware applications.
- Lightcurve collaboration, physical studies, software, Palmer Divide Observatory.
- Encyclopedia article covers history, groups of asteroids, spectral types. Tables of largest and notable asteroids.
- Basic description, overview of asteroid science.
- Covers history, asteroid composition, Earth collisions.
- Airborne observations, Vulcanoids, various asteroid collision effects.
- Scientifically accurate scale models of asteroids.
- Chart showing relative sizes, distance from the sun, inclination/eccentricity, shape, and color. Other charts showing position in the solar system. Summary data.
- A review of current knowledge of this dynamical group. Overview, low eccentricity Hildas, the Schubart family, numbered Hildas of the Palomar-Leiden survey.
- Tools to help observers select targets and plan observations. Also, orbital elements, reference star catalog data and software, link to Lowell Observatory Near Earth Object Search (LONEOS).
- Dynamical groups of asteroids, mathematical formulas, the Tunguska event.
- Association of European research groups active in asteroid research. Links to member sites and resources useful for asteroid research.
- Lists of known or suspected asteroids with satellites. Also history, graphs, links.
- Data sets and references to scientific literature describing results.
- Basic information about asteroids, history of asteroid discovery, Bode's Law.
- Background information, details on selected asteroids, image gallery.
- By Jure Skvare. Downloads and web based services useful to asteroid observers. Fitsblink, asteroid server, fitsjd, fits2pg, fitsfrompg, asteroid identifier, residual calculator.
- Indexed, searchable database of asteroid data.
- Archive of articles posted at the Planetary Science Research Discoveries site at the University of Hawaii.
- A list of asteroids whose names are known to have a Canadian connection, usually because they are named after a Canadian.
- Offers updated alphabetical list of minor planet names.
- Offer images and animation of the body.
- Collisions, tidal disruption, dynamics, planetary impacts, crater chains and doublet craters.
- NASA JPL asteroid research using radar. Introduction, scientific activity, asteroid images.
- Categorization of asteroids by their orbits and physical properties.
- Research in determining asteroid shapes through photometric data and multiple data sources. Reference documents, introduction, links.
- Overview of current scientific knowledge of asteroids.
- Section of the British Astronomical Association. Asteroid finder charts, articles on observing techniques.
- Listing and description of dynamical groups and physical families of asteroids.
- Cartography of irregularly shaped asteroids and satellites. Maps, images, related papers.
- Light curves, database of asteroid spin vectors.
- List of suspected binary asteroids with bibliographic references.
- Offers general scientific overview with history and images by the National Air and Space Museum.
- Graphs and animations showing major asteroid groups and families.
- Photometry and shape modeling program, magnitude alert project, finder charts, visual observing of minor planets.
- Known or suspected asteroids with satellites.
- Description, data on selected asteroids, images.
- Continuous news feed, reading list of books.

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