List of articles in "Planet" category - Page 1054

1001 Gaussia is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1923 OA. Later it was named after the mathematician Carl F. Gauss. It has a mean […]

54598 Bienor (/bɨ.ˈiːnɔr/ bi-YEE-nor; from Greek: Βιάνωρ Bianor) is a centaur that grazes the orbit of Uranus. It is named after the mythological Centaur Bienor. Its closest approach to the […]

(55636) 2002 TX300 is a bright Kuiper belt object in the outer Solar System estimated to be about 286 km in diameter.

60558 Echeclus is a centaur in the outer Solar System. It was discovered by Spacewatch in 2000 and initially classified as an asteroid with provisional designation 2000 EC98 (also written […]

Minor planet (21751) Jennytaylor was named in honor of Jennifer Taylor who placed second in the Environmental Science Category at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2005 in […]

10370 Hylonome (/haɪˈlɒnəmiː/; from Greek: ‘Υλονομη) is a small Solar System body orbiting in the outer Solar System. It belongs to the class of icy objects that are known as […]

(22543) Ranjan is the official name (governed by the International Astronomical Union) of a minor planet between Mars and Jupiter.

110393 Rammstein is an asteroid (officially a minor planet) named after the German NDH-Metal band Rammstein. It was discovered by Jean-Claude Merlin.(110393) Rammstein is in a 4.46-year elliptical orbit around […]

10199 Chariklo (/ˈkærɨkloʊ/ KARR-i-kloh or /kəˈrɪkloʊ/ kə-RIK-loh; Ancient Greek: Χαρικλώ; provisional designation: 1997 CU26) is the largest confirmed centaur (minor planet of the outer Solar System). It orbits the Sun […]

Asteroid 7672 Hawking was named after Stephen Hawking.