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This is a list of named
minor planet According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is exclusively classified as neither a planet nor a comet. Before 2006, the IAU officially used the term ''minor ...
s in numerical order. , it contains a total of 24,795 named bodies. Minor planets for which no article exists redirect to the
list of minor planets The following is a list of minor planets in ascending numerical order. Minor planets are Small Solar System bodies, small bodies in the Solar System: asteroids, Distant minor planet, distant objects, and dwarf planets, but not comets. As of 2022 ...
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List of minor planet discoverers This is a list of minor-planet discoverers credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of one or several minor planets (such as near-Earth and main-belt asteroids, Jupiter trojans and distant objects). , the discovery of 612,011 ...
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List of minor planets named after people This is a list of List of named minor planets (alphabetical), minor planets named after people, both real and fictional. Scientists Astronomers Amateur *340 Eduarda (Heinrich Eduard von Lade, German) *792 Metcalfia (Joel Hastings Metcalf, Americ ...
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List of minor planets named after places This is a list of minor planets named after places, organized by continent. Africa * 1193 Africa (Africa) Countries of Africa * 1197 Rhodesia (Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe) * 1213 Algeria (Algeria) *1268 Libya (Libya) * 1278 Kenya (Kenya) * 1279 Ugan ...
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List of minor planets named after rivers {{Use dmy dates, date=April 2023 This is a list of minor planets named after rivers, organized by continent. Africa * 1032 Pafuri ( Pafuri Triangle, South Africa) * 1264 Letaba ( Letaba River, South Africa) * 1305 Pongola (Pongola River, Sou ...
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List of observatory codes This is a list of observatory codes (IAU codes or MPC codes) published by the Minor Planet Center. For a detailed description, ''see observations of small Solar System bodies''. List References {{DEFAULTSORT:Observato ...
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References

{{reflist, refs= {{cite web , title = Minor Planet Names: Alphabetical List , work = Minor Planet Center , date = 17 October 2022 , url = https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPNames.html , access-date= 27 October 2022 {{cite web , title = WGSBN Bulletin Archive , work = Working Group Small Body Nomenclature , date = 10 June 2024 , url = https://www.wgsbn-iau.org/files/Bulletins/index.html , access-date= 12 June 2024


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Minor Planet Center The Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the official body for observing and reporting on minor planets under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Founded in 1947, it operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Funct ...
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