List_of_named_minor_planets_(numerical) Knowpia

This is a list of named minor planets in numerical order. As of 24 October 2022^[update], it contains a total of 23,542 named bodies.^[1]^[2] Minor planets for which no article exists redirect to the list of minor planets (see List of minor planets § Main index).

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References edit

^ "Minor Planet Names: Alphabetical List". Minor Planet Center. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

External links edit

Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets, Minor Planet Center

[MPC-Main-Source-1] "Minor Planet Names: Alphabetical List". Minor Planet Center. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

[WGSBN-Bulletin-Archive-2] "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

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