Minor Planets

In our solar system, there are over a million (!) identified minor planets, of which 500,000 have been given numbers, of which 20,000 have been given names. This directory will have a page for each named minor planet, featuring a new astronomical or astrological asteroid symbol.

Currently there are 470 minor planet pages with symbols.

To access the pages in this directory, use the screwy search box below and include the phrase "category:minor-planets," or just append a colon and a number to the url of this page.

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Alternatively, just start at the beginning: 1 Ceres

Still trying to figure out the best way for readers to navigate this space. Try these list pages, each of which contains about a thousand named minor planets:
1-1000
1001-2000
2001-3000
3001-4000
4001-5000
5001-6000
6001-7000
7001-8000
8001-9000
9001-10000
10001-1100
11001-12000
12001-13000
13001-14000
14001-16000
16001-18000
18001-20000
20001-22000
22001-24000
24001-26000
26001-28000
28001-30000
30001-32000
32001-35000
35001-40000
40001-70000
70001-100000
100001-150000
150001-200000
200001-300000
300001-400000
400001-700000

And try these info pages, which group minor planets together by theme and name origin:
Info: Astronauts
Info: Astronomers
Info: Friends & Family of Astronomers
Info: OSIRIS-REx Team

Info: Contest Winners
Info: Nobel Prize Winners
Info: Der Lahrer Hinkender Bote

Info: Horae
Info: Jupiter Trojans
Info: Muses
Info: Nymphs
Info: Titans

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