Asteroids Small Bodies Solar System Astronomy

A review of current knowledge of this dynamical group. Overview, low eccentricity Hildas, the Schubart family, numbered Hildas of the Palomar-Leiden survey.

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Asteroids

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Windows to the Universe: Asteroids - Description, data on selected asteroids, images.
Asteroid Models - Research in determining asteroid shapes through photometric data and multiple data sources. Reference documents, introduction, links.
AstDys, Asteroids - Dynamic Site - Indexed, searchable database of asteroid data.
Asteroid Radar Research - NASA JPL asteroid research using radar. Introduction, solar system scientific activity, asteroid images.
Minor Planet Groups and Families - Listing and description of dynamical groups and physical families of asteroids asteroids.
Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers: Minor Planets Section - Photometry and shape modeling program, magnitude alert project, solar system finder small bodies charts, visual observing of minor planets.
Physical studies of asteroids at Poznan Observatory - Light curves, database of asteroid spin vectors.
Asteroid Articles - Archive of articles posted at the Planetary Science solar system Research Discoveries site at the University of Hawaii.
Suspected and known binary asteroids - List of suspected binary asteroids with bibliographic references.
List of Double Minor Planets - Known or suspected asteroids with satellites.
European Asteroid Research Node - Association of European research groups active in asteroid small bodies research. Links to member sites and resources small bodies useful for asteroid research.
Asteroid Observing Services from Lowell Observatory - Tools to help observers select targets and plan asteroids observations. small bodies Also, orbital elements, reference star catalog asteroids data and software, link small bodies to Lowell Observatory Near asteroids Earth Object Search (LONEOS).
Nine Planets: Asteroids - Overview of current scientific knowledge of asteroids.
Bill Bottke's Asteroid Research - Collisions, tidal disruption, dynamics, planetary impacts, crater chains and doublet craters.
Space.com: More Moons Around Earth? - Article describing the asteroid Cruithne, and orbital motions at gravitational small bodies balance points in space that temporarily pull asteroids into Earth small bodies orbits.
Asteroids with Canadian Connections - A list of asteroids whose names are known to have a Canadian connection, usually because they are named after a Canadian.
Asteroid Groups - Graphs and animations showing major asteroid groups and families.
Small World Atlas 2000 - Cartography of irregularly shaped asteroids and satellites. asteroids Maps, images, related papers.
Exploring The Planets: Asteroids - Offers general scientific overview with history and images solar system by small bodies the National Air and Space Museum.
Solar System Exploration: Asteroids - Basic description, overview of asteroid science.
Views of the Solar System: Asteroid Introduction - Background information, details on selected asteroids, image gallery.
Asteroids with Satellites - Lists of known or suspected asteroids with satellites. Also solar system history, graphs, links.
Introduction to Asteroids - Covers history, asteroid composition, Earth collisions.
Serra Designs - Asteroid Model Series - Scientifically accurate scale models of asteroids.
Dan Durda's Research Interests - Airborne observations, Vulcanoids, various asteroid collision effects.
Minor Planet Observer - Lightcurve collaboration, physical studies, software, Palmer Divide Observatory.
Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey II - Data sets and references to scientific literature describing results.
Minor Planets - Offers updated alphabetical list of minor planet names.
News on Hilda Asteroids - A review of current knowledge of this dynamical group. small bodies Overview, low eccentricity Hildas, the Schubart family, numbered Hildas of small bodies the Palomar-Leiden survey.
Asteroids - Chart showing relative sizes, distance from the sun, solar system inclination/eccentricity, asteroids shape, and color. Other charts showing solar system position in asteroids the solar system. Summary data.
Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy: Asteroids - Dynamical groups of asteroids, mathematical formulas, the Tunguska event.
Wikipedia: Asteroid - Encyclopedia article covers history, groups of asteroids, spectral types. Tables asteroids of largest and notable asteroids.

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