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Windows to the Universe: Asteroids
Description, data on selected asteroids, images.
www.windows.ucar.edu
Asteroid Observing Services from Lowell Observatory
Tools to help observers select targets and plan observations. Also, orbital elements, reference star catalog data and software, link to Lowell Observatory Near Earth Object Search (LONEOS).
asteroid.lowell.edu
AstDys, Asteroids - Dynamic Site
Indexed, searchable database of asteroid data.
hamilton.dm.unipi.it
NASA JPL asteroid research using radar. Introduction, scientific activity, asteroid images.
echo.jpl.nasa.gov
Views of the Solar System: Asteroid Introduction
Background information, details on selected asteroids, image gallery.
www.solarviews.com
Minor Planet Groups and Families
Listing and description of dynamical groups and physical families of asteroids.
www.projectpluto.com
Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers: Minor Planets Section
Photometry and shape modeling program, magnitude alert project, finder charts, visual observing of minor planets.
www.lpl.arizona.edu
Lightcurve collaboration, physical studies, software, Palmer Divide Observatory.
www.minorplanetobserver.com
Covers history, asteroid composition, Earth collisions.
www.mira.org
Common questions.
whyfiles.org
Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy: Asteroids
Dynamical groups of asteroids, mathematical formulas, the Tunguska event.
scienceworld.wolfram.com
A review of current knowledge of this dynamical group. Overview, low eccentricity Hildas, the Schubart family, numbered Hildas of the Palomar-Leiden survey.
www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de
Asteroids with Canadian Connections
A list of asteroids whose names are known to have a Canadian connection, usually because they are named after a Canadian.
www.rasc.ca
Cartography of irregularly shaped asteroids and satellites. Maps, images, related papers.
www.ssc.uwo.ca
Research in determining asteroid shapes through photometric data and multiple data sources. Reference documents, introduction, links.
www.astro.helsinki.fi