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Catalogue of the Solar System Small Bodies Orbital Evolution
Catalogue of the Solar System Small Bodies Orbital Evolution

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04/04/2024
Asteroids catalogue update on 03/31/2024. New objects added. Information about existing objects updated. See update history.
01/04/2024
According to the calculations of the staff serving this site, on January 15 and 31, 2024, the orbits of the asteroid Apophis and the Earth will approach to a critical distance, when a collision leading to catastrophic consequences is possible. However, there will be no catastrophe, since Apophis and the Earth will not be at the same time in the places of orbits approach.
01/03/2024
Asteroids catalogue update on 12/22/2023. New objects added. Information about existing objects updated. See update history.
09/24/2023
Asteroids catalogue update on 09/13/2023. New objects added. Information about existing objects updated. See update history.
06/15/2023
Asteroids catalogue update on 06/05/2023. New objects added. Information about existing objects updated. See update history.
03/13/2023
Asteroids catalogue update on 02/25/2023. New objects added. Information about existing objects updated. See update history.
12/02/2022
Asteroids catalogue update on 11/17/2022. New objects added. Information about existing objects updated. See update history.
08/19/2022
Please note, during calculation with the use of initial data of 08/09/2022 the collision of asteroid 2021 RP2 with the Earth in 09/07/2110 06:14:24 PM UTC discovered. However this asteroid is small enough (its diameter is about 2 meters), so there is no threat to population of the Earth.
08/19/2022
Asteroids catalogue update on 08/09/2022. New objects added. Information about existing objects updated. See update history.
05/14/2022
Asteroids catalogue update on 05/01/2022. New objects added. Information about existing objects updated. See update history.
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The space of the Solar system, besides the Sun, major planets and their satellites, is occupied by various bodies including both the smallest particles with a size equal to micron and multikilometer big asteroids and comets. Asteroids of Apollo, Amor and Aten groups are considered to be the most important in asteroids motion research because their orbits come into contact with the Earth's orbit or cross it and, in case of close approaches to the Earth, there is a danger of collision. Studying of short-period comets motion is also of great importance.

Nowadays hundreds of new asteroids of Apollo, Amor and Aten groups and some of short-period comets are annually discovered. Some of the discovered objects can closely approach the major planets of the Solar system, including the Earth. Information about already discovered objects is constantly updated.

Cataloguing of small bodies of the Solar system is the important stage in «asteroid risk» problem solution. Catalogues of asteroids and comets contain valuable information on distribution of small bodies in the Solar system and their orbits elements evolution.

The website contains the catalogue of orbital evolution of small bodies of the Solar system. It contains information about asteroids of Apollo, Amor, Aten groups1 and short-period comets2, about their orbital evolution and close approaches to major planets. This information can be helpful for motion studying of the potentially hazardous objects and allows to estimate the risk of their possible collision with our planet in future and timely take measures to prevent catastrophic consequences.

Current number of asteroids in the database is 34 461. Number of comets is 244.

This project was supported by the Federal Agency of Education (project codes RNP 2.1.1.1689, RNP 2.1.1.745).


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1. Zausaev A.F., Abramov V.V., Denisov S.S. Catalogue of orbital evolution of asteroids approaching to the Earth between 1800 and 2204. – M.: Mashinostroenie – 1, 2007. – 608 p. ISBN 978-5-94275-373-3.

2. Zausaev A.F., Zausaev A.A. Catalogue of orbital evolution of short-period comets between 1800 and 2204. – M.: Mashinostroenie – 1, 2007. – 410 p. ISBN 978-5-94275-372-6.

3. Zausaev A.F., Zausaev A.A. Mathematical modelling of orbital evolution of small bodies of the Solar system. – M.: Mashinostroenie, 2008. – 250 p. ISBN 978-5-94275-425-9.

4. Zausaev A.F., Romanyuk M.A. Numerical methods in problems of mathematical modelling of motions of celestial bodies of the Solar system. – Samara.: SSTU, 2017. – 265 p. ISBN 978-5-7964-1988-5.

This project was supported by the Federal Agency of Education (project codes RNP 2.1.1.1689, RNP 2.1.1.745).
Samara State Technical University
Applied Mathematics and Information Science Department
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