List of exceptional asteroids#Largest by diameter

Estimating the sizes of asteroids from observations is difficult due to their irregular shapes, varying albedo, and small angular diameter. Observations by the Very Large Telescope of most large asteroids were published 2019–2021.P. Vernazza et al. (2021) VLT/SPHERE imaging survey of the largest main-belt asteroids: Final results and synthesis. Astronomy & Astrophysics 54, A56 As of Jan 2019, good rotational coverage (≥ 4 epochs) had also been obtained for 476 Hedwig and 596 Scheila.[https://www.lpi.usra.edu/sbag/meetings/jan2019/presentations/Wednesday-AM/Vernazza.pdf]

The number of bodies grows rapidly as the size decreases. Based on IRAS data there are about 140 main-belt asteroids with a diameter greater than 120 km, which is approximately the transition point between surviving primordial asteroids and fragments thereof.{{Cite journal |last1=Bottkejr |first1=W |last2=Durda |first2=D |last3=Nesvorny |first3=D |last4=Jedicke |first4=R |last5=Morbidelli |first5=A |last6=Vokrouhlicky |first6=D |last7=Levison |first7=H |date=May 2005 |title=The fossilized size distribution of the main asteroid belt |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0019103504003811 |journal=Icarus |language=en |volume=175 |issue=1 |pages=111–140 |doi=10.1016/j.icarus.2004.10.026|bibcode=2005Icar..175..111B }}{{cite web | url=https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/primordial-asteroids-and-the-stories-they-are-telling/ | title=NASA Astrobiology }} For a more complete list, see List of Solar System objects by size.

The inner asteroid belt (defined as the region interior to the 3:1 Kirkwood gap at 2.50 AU) has few large asteroids. Of those in the above list, only 4 Vesta, 19 Fortuna, 6 Hebe, 7 Iris and 9 Metis orbit there. (Sort table by mean distance.)

Below are the sixteen most-massive measured asteroids.[http://home.earthlink.net/~jimbaer1/astmass.txt "Recent Asteroid Mass Determinations"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702212735/http://home.earthlink.net/~jimbaer1/astmass.txt |date=2013-07-02 }}. Maintained by Jim Baer. Last updated 2010-12-12. Access date 2011-09-02. Ceres, at a third the estimated mass of the asteroid belt, is half again as massive as the next fifteen put together. The masses of asteroids are estimated from perturbations they induce on the orbits of other asteroids, except for asteroids that have been visited by spacecraft or have an observable moon, where a direct mass calculation is possible. Different sets of astrometric observations lead to different mass determinations; the biggest problem is accounting for the aggregate perturbations caused by all of the smaller asteroids.

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|volume=100 |issue=2008 |pages=27–42

|publisher=Springer Science+Business Media

|doi=10.1007/s10569-007-9103-8

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Outside the top four, the ranking of all the asteroids is uncertain, as there is a great deal of overlap among the estimates.

The largest asteroids with an accurately measured mass, because they have been studied by the probe Dawn, are 1 Ceres with a mass of {{val|939.3|0.5|e=18|u=kg}}, and 4 Vesta at {{val|259.076|0.001|e=18|u=kg}}. The third-largest asteroid with an accurately measured mass, because it has moons, is 87 Sylvia at {{val|14.76|0.06|e=18|u=kg}}. Other large asteroids with masses measured from their moons are 107 Camilla and 130 Elektra.M. Pajuelo, Benoit Carry, Frédéric Vachier, Michael Marsset et al. (March 2018) Physical, spectral, and dynamical properties of asteroid (107) Camilla and its satellites, Icarus 309Berdeu, Anthony; Langlois, Maud; Vachier, Frédéric (February 2021). "First observation of a quadruple asteroid. Detection of a third moon around (130) Elektra with SPHERE/IFS". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 658: 21.

For a more complete list, see List of Solar System objects by size. Other large asteroids such as 423 Diotima currently only have estimated masses.{{cite journal

|last=Michalak |first=G.

|title=Determination of asteroid masses

|journal=Astronomy & Astrophysics

|volume=374 |pages=703–711 |date=2001

|doi=10.1051/0004-6361:20010731

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}}Michalak, G. (2001), assumed masses of perturbing asteroids used in calculations of perturbations of the test asteroids.{{Clarify|date=March 2020|reason=Is this supposed to be a cite to https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full/2001/29/aa10228/aa10228.right.html ( https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010731 ), in which it appears in a table heading?}}

Only Vesta is regularly bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Under ideal viewing conditions with very dark skies, a keen eye might be able to also see Ceres, as well as Pallas and Iris at their rare perihelic oppositions.{{cite book |last=Martinez |first=Patrick |title=The Observer's Guide to Astronomy |page=298 |year=1994 |publisher=Cambridge University Press}} The following asteroids can all reach an apparent magnitude brighter than or equal to the +8.3 attained by Saturn's moon Titan at its brightest, which was discovered 145 years before the first asteroid was found owing to its closeness to the easily observed Saturn.

None of the asteroids in the outer part of the asteroid belt can ever attain this brightness. Even Hygiea and Interamnia rarely reach magnitudes of above 10.0. This is due to the different distributions of spectral types within different sections of the asteroid belt: the highest-albedo asteroids are all concentrated closer to the orbit of Mars, and much lower albedo C and D types are common in the outer belt.

Those asteroids with very high eccentricities will only reach their maximum magnitude rarely, when their perihelion is very close to a heliocentric conjunction with Earth, or (in the cases of 433 Eros, 99942 Apophis, {{mpl|(152680) 1998 KJ|9}}, {{mpl|(153814) 2001 WN|5}}, and 367943 Duende) when the asteroid passes very close to Earth.

* Apophis will only achieve that brightness on April 13, 2029.{{cite web |title=(99942) Apophis Ephemerides for 13 Apr 2029 |publisher=NEODyS (Near Earth Objects Dynamic Site) |url=https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys/index.php?pc=1.1.3.1&n=99942&oc=500&y0=2029&m0=4&d0=13&h0=18&mi0=0&y1=2029&m1=4&d1=14&h1=0&mi1=0&ti=10&tiu=minutes |access-date=2011-05-05}}{{cite web |title=Minor Planet Ephemeris Service: Query Results |website=Minor Planet Center |url=https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/cgi-bin/mpeph2.cgi?ty=e&TextArea=Apophis&d=2029+Apr.+13+20%3A30&l=60&i=1&u=m&uto=0&c=&long=&lat=&alt=&raty=a&s=t&m=m&adir=S&oed=&e=-2&resoc=&tit=&bu=&ch=c&ce=f&js=f }} It typically has an apparent magnitude of 20–22.

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This list contains the slowest-rotating known minor planets with a period of at least 1000 hours, or 41{{frac|2|3}} days, while most bodies have rotation periods between 2 and 20 hours. Also see Potentially slow rotators for minor planets with an insufficiently accurate period ({{small|U < 2}}).

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{{main list|List of fast rotators (minor planets)}}

This list contains the fastest-rotating minor planets with a period of less than 100 seconds, or 0.0277 hours. Bodies with a highly uncertain period, having a quality of less than 2, are highlighted in dark-grey. The fastest rotating bodies are all unnumbered near-Earth objects (NEOs) with a diameter of less than 100 meters (see table).

Among the numbered minor planets with an unambiguous period solution are {{mpl|(459872) 2014 EK|24}}, a 60-meter sized stony NEO with a period of 352 seconds, as well as {{mpl|(335433) 2005 UW|163}} and {{mpl|(60716) 2000 GD|65}}, two main-belt asteroids, with a diameter of 0.86 and 2.25 kilometers and a period of 1.29 and 1.95 hours, respectively (see full list).

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Minor planets with orbital inclinations near or greater than 90° (the greatest possible is 180°) orbit in a retrograde direction. {{As of|2018|3}}, of the near-800,000 minor planets known, there are only 99 known retrograde minor planets (0.01% of total minor planets known).{{cite web

|title=JPL Small-Body Database Search Engine: Asteroids and i > 90 (deg)

|website=JPL Solar System Dynamics

|url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb_query.cgi?obj_group=all;obj_kind=ast;obj_numbered=all;OBJ_field=0;ORB_field=0;c1_group=ORB;c1_item=Bj;c1_op=%3E;c1_value=90;table_format=HTML;max_rows=200;format_option=comp;c_fields=AcBhBgBjBiBnBsCjCpAi;.cgifields=format_option;.cgifields=obj_kind;.cgifields=obj_group;.cgifields=obj_numbered;.cgifields=ast_orbit_class;.cgifields=table_format;.cgifields=com_orbit_class&query=1&c_sort=AcA

|access-date=2019-03-31

}} In comparison, there are over 2,000 comets with retrograde orbits. This makes retrograde minor planets the rarest group of all. High-inclination asteroids are either Mars-crossers (possibly in the process of being ejected from the Solar System) or damocloids. Some of these are temporarily captured in retrograde resonance with the gas giants.{{cite journal

| last = Morais

| first = M.H.M.

| author2=F. Namouni

| title = Asteroids in retrograde resonance with Jupiter and Saturn

| journal = Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters

| volume = 436

| pages = L30–L34

| arxiv = 1308.0216|bibcode = 2013MNRAS.436L..30M |doi = 10.1093/mnrasl/slt106 | year = 2013

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| {{mp|2015 TN|178}} || align="right" | {{sort|091.093|91.093°}} || October 8, 2015 || align=center | 0 || 38805 || — || {{MPC|2015+TN178}}

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| {{mp|2005 SB|223}} || align="right" | {{sort|091.294|91.294°}} || September 30, 2005 || align=center | 1 || 12200 || Has a well-determined orbit || {{MPC|2005+SB223}}

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| {{mp|2014 MH|55}} || align="right" | {{sort|091.486|91.486°}} || June 29, 2014 || align=center | 6 || 96 || — || {{MPC|2014+MH55}}

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| {{mp|2010 EQ|169}} || align="right" | {{sort|091.607|91.607°}} || March 8, 2010 || align=center | {{sort|9|?}} || 15 || Most highly inclined known main-belt asteroid (orbit is not well-known){{Citation needed|date=March 2020|reason=There was a question mark here}} || {{MPC|2010+EQ169}}

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| {{mp|2015 RK|245}} || align="right" | {{sort|091.616|91.616°}} || September 13, 2015 || align=center | 0 || 184680 || — || {{MPC|2015+RK245}}

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| {{mp|2016 TK|2}} || align="right" | {{sort|092.336|92.336°}} || July 13, 2016 || align=center | 2 || 6075 || — || {{MPC|2016+TK2}}

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| {{LoMP|518151|{{mp|(518151) 2016 FH|13}}}} || align="right" | {{sort|093.551|93.551°}} || March 29, 2016 || align=center | 0 || 91561 || — || {{MPC|518151}}

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| {{mp|2014 PP|69}} || align="right" | {{sort|093.652|93.652°}} || August 5, 2014 || align=center | 1 || 8085 || — || {{MPC|2014+PP69}}

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| {{mp|2015 BH|311}} || align="right" | {{sort|094.160|94.160°}} || January 20, 2015 || align=center | {{sort|9|?}} || 39 || — || {{MPC|2015+BH311}}

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| {{mp|2017 OX|68}} || align="right" | {{sort|094.748|94.748°}} || July 26, 2017 || align=center | {{sort|9|}} || 8720 || — || {{MPC|2017+OX68}}

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| {{mp|2014 JJ|57}} || align="right" | {{sort|095.924|95.924°}} || May 9, 2014 || align=center | 0 || 95710 || — || {{MPC|2014+JJ57}}

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| {{mp|2013 HS|150}} || align="right" | {{sort|097.434|97.434°}} || April 16, 2013 || align=center | {{sort|9|}} || 220 || — || {{MPC|2013+HS150}}

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| {{mpl|(709487) 2013 BL|76}} || align="right" | {{sort|098.592|98.592°}} || January 20, 2013 || align=center | {{sort|9|}} || 46716 || Has a semi-major axis of 1254 AU, giving it the third largest semi-major axis of any known minor planet || {{MPC|2013+BL76}}

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| {{mp|2010 GW|147}} || align="right" | {{sort|099.835|99.835°}} || April 14, 2010 || align=center | 0 || 97888 || — || {{MPC|2010+GW147}}

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| {{mp|2011 MM|4}} || align="right" | 100.482° || June 24, 2011 || align=center | 0 || 364936 || — || {{MPC|2011+MM4}}

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| {{mp|2017 NM|2}} || align="right" | 101.295° || July 6, 2017 || align=center | 1 || 28014 || — || {{MPC|2017+NM2}}

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| {{mp|2014 XS|3}} || align="right" | 101.381° || December 8, 2014 || align=center | 0 || 23544 || — || {{MPC|2014+XS3}}

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| {{mp|2013 BN|27}} || align="right" | 101.828° || January 17, 2013 || align=center | {{sort|9|}} || 1400 || — || {{MPC|2013+BN27}}

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| {{mpl|(528219) 2008 KV|42}} || align="right" | 103.396° || May 31, 2008 || align=center | 1 || 198550 || — || {{MPC|2008+KV42}}

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| {{mpl|(342842) 2008 YB|3}} || align="right" | 105.058° || December 18, 2008 || align=center | 0 || 1608789 || — || {{MPC|342842}}

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| {{mp|2016 PN|66}} || align="right" | 105.113° || August 14, 2016 || align=center | 0 || 63879 || — || {{MPC|2016+PN66}}

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| {{mp|2010 GW|64}} || align="right" | 105.226° || April 6, 2010 || align=center | 0 || 9072 || — || {{MPC|2010+GW64}}

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| {{mp|2012 YO|6}} || align="right" | 106.883° || December 22, 2012 || align=center | 3 || 6674 || — || {{MPC|2012+YO6}}

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| {{mp|2009 DD|47}} || align="right" | 107.449° || February 27, 2009 || align=center | {{sort|9|?}} || 1584 || — || {{MPC|2009+DD47}}

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| {{mp|2017 UR|52}} || align="right" | 108.218° || October 29, 2017 || align=center | {{sort|9|}} || 1638 || — || {{MPC|2017+UR52}}

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| {{mp|2007 VW|266}} || align="right" | 108.328° || November 12, 2007 || align=center | 5 || 2204 || — || {{MPC|2007+VW266}}

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| {{mp|2011 SP|25}} || align="right" | 109.074° || September 20, 2011 || align=center | 3 || 3654 || — || {{MPC|2011+SP25}}

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| 471325 Taowu || align="right" | 110.104° || May 31, 2011 || align=center | 1 || 234828 || — || {{MPC|471325}}

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| {{mp|2005 TJ|50}} || align="right" | 110.226° || October 5, 2005 || align=center | 5 || 1488 || — || {{MPC|2005+TJ50}}

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| {{mp|2011 OR|17}} || align="right" | 110.504° || May 21, 2010 || align=center | {{sort|9|}} || 71808 || — || {{MPC|2011+OR17}}

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| {{mpl|2005 VX|3}} || align="right" | 112.224° || November 1, 2005 || align=center | {{sort|9|}} || 4212 || Semi-major axis of 837AU, but has a somewhat short 81-day observation arc for such a large orbit || {{MPC|2005+VX3}}

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| {{mpl|2017 SV|13}} || align="right" | 113.243° || September 17, 2017 || align=center | 4 || 2160 || — || {{MPC|2017+SV13}}

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| 2016 LS || align="right" | 114.338° || June 27, 2015 || align=center | 0 || 26688 || — || {{MPC|2016+LS}}

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| {{mp|2015 YY|18}} || align="right" | 118.243° || December 29, 2015 || align=center | 0 || 33454 || — || {{MPC|2015+YY18}}

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| {{mp|2010 OM|101}} || align="right" | 118.797° || July 28, 2010 || align=center | 2 || 3535 || — || {{MPC|2010+OM101}}

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| {{mpl|(65407) 2002 RP|120}} || align="right" | 118.970° || September 4, 2002 || align=center | 0 || 648554 || This outer-planet crosser is a damocloid and SDO. || {{MPC|65407}}

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| {{mp|2010 PO|58}} || align="right" | 121.179° || August 5, 2010 || align=center | 8 || 120 || — || {{MPC|2010+PO58}}

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| {{mp|2010 LG|61}} || align="right" | 123.886° || June 2, 2010 || align=center | 7 || 935 || — || {{MPC|2010+LG61}}

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| {{mpl|(468861) 2013 LU|28}} || align="right" | 125.356° || June 8, 2013 || align=center | 0 || 238336 || — || {{MPC|468861}}

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| {{mp|2014 SQ|339}} || align="right" | 128.506° || September 29, 2014 || align=center | 4 || 1334 || — || {{MPC|2014+SQ339}}

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| {{mpl|2000 DG|8}} || align="right" | 129.246° || February 25, 2000 || align=center | 2 || 42408 || A damocloid and SDO. Crosses all the outer planets except Neptune. Came within 0.03 AU of Ceres in 1930.[http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2000%20DG8;orb=0;cov=0;log=0;cad=1#cad 2008 DG8 and Ceres in 1930] || {{MPC|2000+DG8}}

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| {{mp|2016 CO|264}} || align="right" | 129.820° || February 14, 2016 || align=center | 0 || 23800 || — || {{MPC|2016+CO264}}

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| {{mp|2013 NS|11}} || align="right" | 130.333° || July 5, 2013 || align=center | 0 || 143510 || — || {{MPC|2013+NS11}}

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| {{mp|2005 NP|82}} || align="right" | 130.505° || July 6, 2005 || align=center | 1 || 662673 || — || {{MPC|2005+NP82}}

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| {{mp|2006 RG|1}} || align="right" | 133.437° || September 1, 2006 || align=center | 4 || 750 || Has an orbit with a data arc of 25 days || {{MPC|2006+RG1}}

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| {{mp|2012 YE|8}} || align="right" | 136.049° || December 21, 2012 || align=center | 5 || 1066 || — || {{MPC|2012+YE8}}

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| {{mp|2017 AX|13}} || align="right" | 137.204° || January 2, 2017 || align=center | 3 || 1785 || — || {{MPC|2017+AX13}}

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| {{mp|2009 QY|6}} || align="right" | 137.668° || August 17, 2009 || align=center | 1 || 43990 || — || {{MPC|2009+QY6}}

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| {{mp|2016 TP|93}} || align="right" | 138.330° || October 9, 2016 || align=center | {{sort|9|?}} || 704 || — || {{MPC|2016+TP93}}

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| {{mp|2016 YB|13}} || align="right" | 139.682° || December 23, 2016 || align=center | 1 || 50718 || — || {{MPC|2016+YB13}}

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| {{mp|2019 EJ|3}} || align="right" | 139.758° || March 4, 2019 || align=center | {{sort|9|?}} || 576 || — || {{MPC|2019+EJ3}}

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| {{mp|2015 AO|44}} || align="right" | 139.934° || November 27, 2014 || align=center | 0 || 115821 || — || {{MPC|2015+AO44}}

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| {{mpl|(336756) 2010 NV|1}} || align="right" | 140.773° || July 1, 2010 || align=center | 0 || 330022 || Perihelion at 9.4 AU, only {{mp|2008 KV|42}} has perihelion further out (154-day data arc) || {{MPC|336756}}

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| {{mp|2011 WS|41}} || align="right" | 141.645° || November 24, 2011 || align=center | {{sort|9|?}} || 108 || — || {{MPC|2011+WS41}}

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| {{mp|2010 OR|1}} || align="right" | 143.912° || January 25, 2010 || align=center | 1 || 35032 || — || {{MPC|2010+OR1}}

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| {{mpl|2010 BK|118}} || align="right" | 143.914° || January 30, 2010 || align=center | {{sort|9|}} || 374596 || Semi-major axis of 408 AU with perihelion at 6.1 AU in April 2012 (1 year data arc) || {{MPC|2010+BK118}}

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| {{LoMP|523797|{{mp|(523797) 2016 NM|56}}}} || align="right" | 144.034° || November 1, 2012 || align=center | 0 || 227052 || — || {{MPC|523797}}

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| {{mp|2017 UW|51}} || align="right" | 144.203° || October 23, 2017 || align=center | {{sort|9|}} || 68442 || — || {{MPC|2017+UW51}}

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| {{mp|2010 CG|55}} || align="right" | 146.262° || February 15, 2010 || align=center | 0 || 129000 || — || {{MPC|2010+CG55}}

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| {{mp|2012 HD|2}} || align="right" | 146.883° || April 18, 2012 || align=center | 0 || 31408 || — || {{MPC|2012+HD2}}

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| {{mp|2009 YS|6}} || align="right" | 147.767° || December 17, 2009 || align=center | 0 || 195734 || — || {{MPC|2009+YS6}}

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| {{mp|2016 VY|17}} || align="right" | 148.419° || November 5, 2016 || align=center | 0 || 108624 || — || {{MPC|2016+VY17}}

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| {{mp|2017 QO|33}} || align="right" | 148.826° || August 16, 2017 || align=center | 1 || 45360 || — || {{MPC|2017+QO33}}

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| {{mp|2006 EX|52}} || align="right" | 150.148° || March 5, 2006 || align=center | 0 || 62310 || q=2.58 AU and period=274 yr || {{MPC|2006+EX52}}

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| {{mpl|(612093) 1999 LE|31}} || align="right" | 151.816° || June 12, 1999 || align=center | 2 || 905838 || A damocloid, Jupiter- and Saturn-crossing minor planet.[http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1999%20LE31;orb=0;cov=0;log=0;cad=1#cad 1999 LE31 approaches to Jupiter and Saturn] || {{MPC|1999+LE31}}

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| {{mp|2017 SN|33}} || align="right" | 152.044° || September 19, 2017 || align=center | {{sort|9|}} || 7590 || — || {{MPC|2017+SN33}}

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| {{mp|2018 WB|1}} || align="right" | 152.136° || November 19, 2018 || align=center | 7 || 351 || — || {{MPC|2018+WB1}}

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| {{mp|2016 JK|24}} || align="right" | 152.326° || March 3, 2016 || align=center | 0 || 181965 || — || {{MPC|2016+JK24}}

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| {{mp|2017 CW|32}} || align="right" | 152.438° || February 2, 2017 || align=center | {{sort|9|}} || 51500 || — || {{MPC|2017+CW32}}

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| {{mpl|343158 Marsyas}} || align="right" | 154.367° || April 29, 2009 || align=center | 0 || 771834 || NEO that sometimes has the highest relative velocity to Earth (79 km/s) of known objects that come within 0.5 AU of Earth. However, the relative velocity at 1 AU from the sun is less than 72 km/s. || {{MPC|343158}}

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| {{mp|2013 LD|16}} || align="right" | 154.736° || June 6, 2013 || align=center | 0 || 14148 || — || {{MPC|2013+LD16}}

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| {{mpl|2021 TH|165}} || align="right" | 154.924° || October 11, 2021 || align=center | 3 || 2510 || Retrograde trans-Neptunian object close to a 3:–2 mean-motion orbital resonance with Neptune. || {{MPC|2021+TH165}}

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| {{mp|2015 FK|37}} || align="right" | 155.842° || March 20, 2015 || align=center | {{sort|9|?}} || 748 || — || {{MPC|2015+FK37}}

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| {{mp|2010 EB|46}} || align="right" | 156.376° || March 12, 2010 || align=center | 4 || 2460 || — || {{MPC|2010+EB46}}

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| {{mp|2015 XR|384}} || align="right" | 157.514° || December 9, 2015 || align=center | 2 || 5580 || — || {{MPC|2015+XR384}}

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| {{mp|2000 HE|46}} || align="right" | 158.535° || April 29, 2000 || align=center | 2 || 25960 || — || {{MPC|2000+HE46}}

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| {{mp|2015 XX|351}} || align="right" | 159.092° || December 9, 2015 || align=center | 0 || 21120 || — || {{MPC|2015+XX351}}

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| {{mp|2012 TL|139}} || align="right" | 160.027° || October 9, 2012 || align=center | 3 || 900 || — || {{MPC|2012+TL139}}

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| 2019 CR || align="right" | 160.341° || February 4, 2019 || align=center | 1 || 36993 || — || {{MPC|2019+CR}}

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| 20461 Dioretsa || align="right" | 160.428° || June 8, 1999 || align=center | 0 || 256779 || most highly inclined known minor planet from June 8, 1999, to July 13, 2004 || {{MPC|20461}}

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| {{mp|2018 DO|4}} || align="right" | 160.475° || February 25, 2018 || align=center | 0 || 261726 || — || {{MPC|2018+DO4}}

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| {{mp|2017 JB|6}} || align="right" | 160.735° || May 4, 2017 || align=center | {{sort|9|?}} || 6844 || — || {{MPC|2017+JB6}}

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| {{LoMP|523800|{{mp|(523800) 2017 KZ|31}}}} || align="right" | 161.695° || June 23, 2015 || align=center | 0 || 119280 || — || {{MPC|523800}}

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| 514107 Kaʻepaokaʻawela || align="right" | 163.022° || November 26, 2014 || align=center | 0 || 74898 || A Jupiter co-orbital. First known example of a retrograde co-orbital asteroid with any of the planets. Might have an interstellar origin. || {{MPC|514107}}
[http://www.astro.uwo.ca/~wiegert/2015BZ509/ Src]

|-

| {{mpl|2006 RJ|2}} || align="right" | 164.601° || September 14, 2006 || align=center | 5 || 2849 || — || {{MPC|2006+RJ2}}

|-

| {{mpl|2006 BZ|8}} || align="right" | 165.311° || January 23, 2006 || align=center | 0 || 207459 || — || {{MPC|2006+BZ8}}

|-

| {{mp|2004 NN|8}} || align="right" | 165.525° || July 13, 2004 || align=center | {{sort|9|}} || 23944 || Came within 0.80 AU of Saturn on 2007-Jun-05, most highly inclined known minor planet from 2004/07/13-2005/11/01 || {{MPC|2004+NN8}}

|-

| {{LoMP|459870|{{mp|(459870) 2014 AT|28}}}} || align="right" | 165.558° || November 26, 2013 || align=center | 0 || 186598 || — || {{MPC|459870}}

|-

| {{mp|2016 DF|2}} || align="right" | 167.030° || February 28, 2016 || align=center | {{sort|9|?}} || 26 || — || {{MPC|2016+DF2}}

|-

| {{LoMP|330759|{{mp|(330759) 2008 SO|218}}}} || align="right" | 170.324° || September 30, 2008 || align=center | 0 || 1058616 || — || {{MPC|330759}}

|-

| {{mp|2014 UV|114}} || align="right" | 170.569° || October 26, 2014 || align=center | {{sort|9|?}} || 34 || — || {{MPC|2014+UV114}}

|-

| {{mp|2014 CW|14}} || align="right" | 170.764° || February 10, 2014 || align=center | 4 || 1938 || — || {{MPC|2014+CW14}}

|-

| {{mp|2018 TL|6}} || align="right" | 170.919° || October 5, 2018 || align=center | 7 || 270 || — || {{MPC|2018+TL6}}

|-

| {{mp|2016 EJ|203}} || align="right" | 170.988° || March 11, 2016 || align=center | 0 || 18081 || — || {{MPC|2016+EJ203}}

|-

| {{mpl|2006 LM|1}} || align="right" | 172.138° || June 3, 2006 || align=center | {{sort|9|?}} || 48 || Has a data arc of only 2 days, but has a very high inclination || {{MPC|2006+LM1}}

|-

| (434620) 2005 VD || align="right" | 172.872° || November 1, 2005 || align=center | 0 || 228965 || most highly inclined known minor planet from November 1, 2005, to June 1, 2013 || {{MPC|434620}}

|-

| {{mpl|2013 LA|2}} || align="right" | 175.095° || June 1, 2013 || align=center | 6 || 1075 || Has the highest inclination of any known minor planet || {{MPC|2013+LA2}}

|}

{{note|1}} the value given when the number of observations is multiplied by the observation arc; larger values are generally better than smaller values depending on residuals.

• Earth trojans: {{mpl|(706765) 2010 TK|7}} and {{mpl|(614689) 2020 XL|5}}.
• Mars trojans: {{mpl|(121514) 1999 UJ|7}}, 5261 Eureka, {{mpl|(101429) 1998 VF|31}}, {{mpl|(311999) 2007 NS|2}}, {{mpl|(385250) 2001 DH|47}}, {{mpl|2011 SC|191}}, {{mpl|2011 UN|63}}, and the candidate {{mpl|2011 SL|25}}.
• Jupiter trojans: the first one was discovered in 1906, 588 Achilles, and the current total is over 6,000.

=== Record-setting close approaches to Earth ===

{{main|List of asteroid close approaches to Earth}}

{{see also|List of minor planets and comets visited by spacecraft}}

|-

| {{sort|000004|4 Vesta}} || 525.4 || {{dts|1807|3|29}} || Dawn || 2011–2012 || align="right" | {{nts|210}} || 0.76 || Dawn broke orbit on 5 September 2012 and headed to Ceres, where it arrived in March 2015 || First "big four" asteroid visited by a spacecraft, largest asteroid visited by a spacecraft at the time

|-

| {{sort|000021|21 Lutetia}} || 120×100×80 || {{dts|1852|11|15}} || Rosetta || 2010 || align="right" | {{nts|3,162}} || 64.9 || Flyby on 10 July 2010 || Largest asteroid visited by a spacecraft at the time

|-

| {{sort|000243|243 Ida}} || 56×24×21 || {{dts|1884|9|29}} || Galileo || 1993 || align="right" | {{nts|2,390}} || 152 || Flyby; discovered Dactyl || First asteroid with a moon visited by a spacecraft, largest asteroid visited by spacecraft at the time

|-

| {{sort|000253|253 Mathilde}} || 66×48×46 || {{dts|1885|11|12}} || NEAR Shoemaker || 1997 || align="right" | {{nts|1,212}} || 49.5 || Flyby || Largest asteroid visited by a spacecraft at the time

|-

| {{sort|000433|433 Eros}} || 13×13×33 || {{dts|1898|8|13}} || NEAR Shoemaker || 1998–2001 || align="right" | {{nts|0}} || 0 || 1998 flyby; 2000 orbited (first asteroid studied from orbit); 2001 landing || First asteroid landing, first asteroid orbited by a spacecraft, first near-Earth asteroid (NEA) visited by a spacecraft

|-

| {{sort|000951|951 Gaspra}} || 18.2×10.5×8.9 || {{dts|1916|7|30}} || Galileo || 1991 || align="right" | {{nts|1,600}} || 262 || Flyby || First asteroid visited by a spacecraft

|-

| {{sort|002867|2867 Šteins}} || 4.6 || {{dts|1969|11|4}} || Rosetta || 2008 || align="right" | {{nts|800}} || 302 || Flyby || First asteroid visited by the ESA

|-

| {{sort|004179|4179 Toutatis}} || 4.5×~2 || {{dts|1934|2|10}} || Chang'e 2 || 2012||align="right" | {{nts|3.2}} || 0.70 || Flyby[http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/space-images/small-bodies/change-2-images-of-toutatis.html Chang'E 2 images of Toutatis – December 13, 2012 – The Planetary Society] || Closest asteroid flyby, first asteroid visited by China

|-

| {{sort|005535|5535 Annefrank}} || 4.0 || {{dts|1942|3|23}} || Stardust || 2002 || align="right" | {{nts|3,079}} || 1230 || Flyby ||

|-

| {{sort|009969|9969 Braille}} || 2.2×0.6 || {{dts|1992|5|27}} || Deep Space 1 || 1999 || align="right" | {{nts|26}} || 12.7 || Flyby; followed by flyby of Comet Borrelly ||

|-

| {{sort|025143|25143 Itokawa}} || 0.5×0.3×0.2 || {{dts|1998|9|26}} || Hayabusa || 2005 || align="right" | {{nts|0}} || 0 || Landed; returned dust samples to Earth || First asteroid with returned samples, smallest asteroid visited by a spacecraft, first asteroid visited by a non-NASA spacecraft

|-

| {{sort|162173|162173 Ryugu}} || 1.0 || {{dts|1999|5|10}} || Hayabusa2 || 2018–2019 || align="right" | {{nts|0}}|| 0 || Multiple landers/rovers, sample return || First rovers on an asteroid

|-

| {{sort|101955|101955 Bennu}} || 0.492 || {{dts|1999|9|11}} || OSIRIS-REx || 2018–2021 || align="right" | {{nts|0}} || 0 || Sample return || Smallest asteroid orbited, potentially hazardous object

|-

| {{sort|65803|65803 Didymos}} || 0.492 || {{dts|1999|9|11}} || DART/LICIACube || 2022 || align="right" | {{nts|1.2}} || 3.2 || Impactor/flyby || Moon Dimorphos impacted by DART spacecraft, flown by LICIACube

|-

| {{sort|152830|152830 Dinkinesh}} || 0.790 || {{dts|1999|10|15}} || Lucy || 2023 || align="right" | {{nts|425}} || 1076 || Flyby; first of 8 planned asteroid flybys || Smallest main-belt asteroid visited to date; discovered first contact binary satellite Selam

|}

{{div col|colwidth=12em}}

• 1 Ceres
• 2 Pallas
• 3 Juno
• 4 Vesta
• 5 Astraea
• 6 Hebe
• 7 Iris
• 8 Flora
• 9 Metis
• 10 Hygiea
• 12 Victoria
• 13 Egeria
• 14 Irene
• 15 Eunomia
• 16 Psyche
• 18 Melpomene
• 26 Proserpina
• 29 Amphitrite
• 35 Leukothea
• 37 Fides
• 51 Nemausa
• 52 Europa
• 65 Cybele
• 87 Sylvia
• 89 Julia
• 121 Hermione
• 130 Elektra
• 201 Penelope
• 216 Kleopatra
• 324 Bamberga
• 511 Davida
• 925 Alphonsina
• 1140 Crimea
• 9969 Braille
• (33342) 1998 WT24
• 66391 Moshup
• (136617) 1994 CC
• (285263) 1998 QE2
• (357439) 2004 BL86

{{div col end}}

{{main|Minor-planet moon}}

• 90 Antiope

{{main|Active asteroid}}

• 2006 VW139
• P/2013 P5

• 6478 Gault
• P/2013 R3

The above table lists only numbered asteroids that are also comets. Note there are several cases where a non-numbered minor planets turned out to be a comet, e.g. C/2001 OG108 (LONEOS), which was provisionally designated {{mp|2001 OG|108}}.

In earlier times, before the modern numbering and naming rules were in effect, asteroids were sometimes given numbers and names before their orbits were precisely known. And in a few cases duplicate names were given to the same object (with modern use of computers to calculate and compare orbits with old recorded positions, this type of error no longer occurs). This led to a few cases where asteroids had to be renamed.{{cite web |url=http://pdssbn.astro.umd.edu/SBNast/archive/DISCOVER/discnote.tab |title=Archived copy |access-date=2004-04-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040703204537/http://pdssbn.astro.umd.edu/SBNast/archive/DISCOVER/discnote.tab |archive-date=2004-07-03 }}

Asteroids were originally named after female mythological figures. Over time the rules loosened.

First asteroid with non-Classical and non-Latinized name: 64 Angelina (in honor of a research station)

First asteroid with a non-feminine name: 139 Juewa (ambiguous) or 141 Lumen

First asteroid with a non-feminized man's name: 433 Eros

Lowest-numbered unnamed asteroid ({{as of|2024}}): {{mpl|(4596) 1981 QB}}

Many landmark numbers had specially chosen names for asteroids, and there was some debate about whether Pluto should have received number 10000, for example. This list includes some non-asteroids.

{{Flexbox|min-width=14em |max-width=14em

|1 x Powers of 10

• 1 Ceres
• 10 Hygiea
• 100 Hekate
• 1000 Piazzia
• 10000 Myriostos
• 100000 Astronautica

|2 x Powers of 10

• 2 Pallas
• 20 Massalia
• 200 Dynamene
• 2000 Herschel
• 20000 Varuna (KBO)
• 200000 Danielparrott

|3 x Powers of 10

• 3 Juno
• 30 Urania
• 300 Geraldina
• 3000 Leonardo
• 30000 Camenzind
• {{mpl|(300000) 2006 UW|30}}

|4 x Powers of 10

• 4 Vesta
• 40 Harmonia
• 400 Ducrosa
• 4000 Hipparchus
• {{mpl|(40000) 1998 HZ|87}}
• {{mpl|(400000) 2006 DK|190}}

|5 x Powers of 10

• 5 Astraea
• 50 Virginia
• 500 Selinur
• 5000 IAU
• 50000 Quaoar (KBO)
• {{mpl|(500000) 2011 PM|6}}

|6 x Powers of 10

• 6 Hebe
• 60 Echo
• 600 Musa
• 6000 United Nations
• 60000 Miminko
• {{mpl|(600000) 2011 EG|29}}

|7 x Powers of 10

• 7 Iris
• 70 Panopaea
• 700 Auravictrix
• 7000 Curie
• {{mpl|(70000) 1998 XX|6}}
• {{mpl|(700000) 1994 UX|10}}

|8 x Powers of 10

• 8 Flora
• 80 Sappho
• 800 Kressmannia
• 8000 Isaac Newton
• {{mpl|(80000) 1999 FR|33}}

|9 x Powers of 10

• 9 Metis
• 90 Antiope
• 900 Rosalinde
• 9000 Hal
• {{mpl|(90000) 2002 TK|102}}

}}

{{Flexbox|min-width=14em |max-width=14em

|Repeated 1

• 1 Ceres
• 11 Parthenope
• 111 Ate
• 1111 Reinmuthia
• 11111 Repunit
• {{mpl|(111111) 2001 VO|84}}

|Repeated 2

• 2 Pallas
• 22 Kalliope
• 222 Lucia
• 2222 Lermontov
• 22222 Hodios
• {{mpl|(222222) 2000 FK|15}}

|Repeated 3

• 3 Juno
• 33 Polyhymnia
• 333 Badenia
• 3333 Schaber
• {{mpl|(33333) 1998 SP|66}}
• {{mpl|(333333) 2001 RC|3}}

|Repeated 4

• 4 Vesta
• 44 Nysa
• 444 Gyptis
• 4444 Escher
• {{mpl|(44444) 1998 UZ|19}}
• {{mpl|(444444) 2006 CL|67}}

|Repeated 5

• 5 Astraea
• 55 Pandora
• 555 Norma
• 5555 Wimberly
• 55555 DNA
• {{mpl|(555555) 2014 AG|4}}

|Repeated 6

• 6 Hebe
• 66 Maja
• 666 Desdemona
• 6666 Frö
• {{mpl|(66666) 1999 TL|9}}
• {{mpl|(666666) 2010 SR|59}}

|Repeated 7

• 7 Iris
• 77 Frigga
• 777 Gutemberga
• 7777 Consadole
• {{mpl|(77777) 2001 QW|16}}

|Repeated 8

• 8 Flora
• 88 Thisbe
• 888 Parysatis
• 8888 Tartaglia
• {{mpl|(88888) 2001 SE|288}}

|Repeated 9

• 9 Metis
• 99 Dike
• 999 Zachia
• 9999 Wiles
• (99999) 1981 FP

}}

{{Div col|colwidth=24em}}

• List of minor planets
• List of minor planets named after people
• List of minor planets named after places
• List of instrument-resolved minor planets
• List of minor planet moons
• List of Mercury-crossing minor planets
• List of Venus-crossing minor planets
• List of Earth-crossing asteroids
• List of Mars-crossing minor planets
• List of Jupiter-crossing minor planets
• List of Saturn-crossing minor planets
• List of Uranus-crossing minor planets
• List of Neptune-crossing minor planets
• List of Solar System objects by size
• Lists of astronomical objects
• Small Solar System body
• Amor asteroid
• Apollo asteroid
• Aten asteroid
• Atira asteroid
• Centaur (small Solar System body)
• ʻOumuamua

{{Div col end}}

• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, 5th ed.: Prepared on Behalf of Commission 20 Under the Auspices of the International Astronomical Union, Lutz D. Schmadel, {{ISBN|3-540-00238-3}}

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