The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tu... that specializes in the study of minor planetMinor planet
Minor planets, or asteroids or planetoids, are minor celestial bodies of the Solar system orbiting the Sun that... s, including various types of asteroidAsteroid
Asteroid, minor planet, and planetoid are synonyms, and are used to indicate a diverse group of small celestial bodies that ... s and cometComet
A comet is a small body in the solar system that orbits the Sun and exhibits a coma and/or a tail both due primarily... s.
A natural satellite is a non-man-made object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself.... of Jupiter, now named CallirrhoeCallirrhoe (moon)
Callirrhoe' or Jupiter XVII, is one of Jupiter's outermost named natural satellites.... , which was originally mistaken for an asteroid.
Other notable discoveries include 60558 EcheclusFacts About 60558 Echeclus
60558 Echeclus is a centaur in the outer solar system.... , 5145 Pholus5145 Pholus
5145 Pholus is a Centaur in an eccentric orbit, with a perihelion near the orbit of Saturn and aphelion near the orbit of Ne... , 20000 Varuna20000 Varuna
20000 Varuna is a large classical Kuiper Belt object.... , , and . The project also recovered 719 Albert719 Albert
719 Albert is an Amor asteroid, the second one discovered after 433 Eros.... (a long-lost asteroid), and found the periodic cometComet
A comet is a small body in the solar system that orbits the Sun and exhibits a coma and/or a tail both due primarily... 125P/Spacewatch.
