Total Known:
Total Plotted:
X-axis: Semi-Major Axis
Y-axis: Inclination
Critical Lists:
Populations:
Asteroid populations are based on computed dynamical types.
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Albedo / Diameter
Albedo Diam. (km) Survey # Obs. # Bands Technique
Colors
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Lightcurve
Period (hr) Amplitude Quality Ambiguous Period NPA Rotation Survey
Taxonomy
Type System Survey Technique
UTC RA (hms) DEC (dms) V Mag. Lunar El (°)
UpObjects

Interactive table of observable NEOs

AstEph

Asteroid and observatory-specific ephemeris generator.

AstFinder

Build finder chart for a given asteroid and time.

AstInfo

Return orbital and physical properties for a given asteroid.

AstObs

Observability chart for asteroids and observatory.

MOID List

Asteroids whose orbits are near one or more of the major planets.

Critical List Of Asteroids

Pre-defined lists of asteroids observable tonight.

Asteroid Orbital Elements

Access to, and information about, the astorb orbital elements database.

Comet Fluorescence Efficiencies

Compute fluorescence efficiencies and/or Haser fractions.

Lowell Observatory offers these tools to assist with asteroid observation planning and to facilitate data mining across multiple surveys. Orbital solutions are calculated in-house based on Minor Planet Center observations.

This website is in the process of being upgraded and as such is in beta status; some tools may experience bugs. If a bug is particularly important, please direct concerns to asteroid@lowell.edu.

For more details see the astorb citation

Recent Updates

For the full history of updates see the updates page.