it is unknown for now, but scientists do know that there are hundreds, or possibly thousands.., or even millions! they come in so many sizes, and it is difficult to count them and it is nearly impossible to cross an asteroid belt.
Scientists have estimated that over 24,000,000 astroids and meteors are in the asteroid belt
Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) are not normally considered to be asteroids even though some are very similar to asteroids. We keep finding more KBOs and there must be thousands of them.
The entire amount rocks of the asteroid belt put together would be less the mass of the moon. Each free orbiting rock is roughly 1 million miles away from each other.
The asteroid belt has no planets within it, but it doeshave a single dwarf planet - Ceres - which has a mass of 9.43 x 1020 kg.
About 300 moons.
Comment: The question may mean the moons of asteroids. If so, there are not many we know about, but there are definitely some, eg. the moon Dactyl.
Yes, moons of Mars
The inner planets do not have many moons because what could become moons is usually trapped by one of the outer planets gravitational pull, lost in the asteroid belt, or crashes into the inner planets.
Only a few have been observed. There are several relatively small Kuiper Belt objects that have tiny moons. Two NEOs (Near Earth Objects) each have two confirmed satellites: 1994-CC and 2001-SN263. 1994-CC (700 m in diameter) is actually smaller than the "moons" of the other NEO and its own satellites are only a few meters in diameter. There are also asteroid groups that revolve around common centers of gravity for various lengths of time. But asteroids that orbit each other are more properly described as "double asteroids" rather than an asteroid and moon. The term "moon" refers typically to bodies orbiting major planets.
The Sun doesn't have "moons". The term "moon" applies to satellites of planets or planetoids. An object orbiting the Sun is classified as a planet, dwarf planet, asteroid, comet, or a Kuiper Belt object.
The main asteroid belt is actually called the asteroid belt - pretty dull really.
I think you will find that asteroids do not have moons.
Yes, moons of Mars
The asteroid belt orbits the Sun. Phobos and Deimos the moons of Mars orbit Mars.
Yes, some asteroids in the Asteroid Belt have moons.
The asteroid belt (many of Jupiter's smaller moons are captured asteroids).
No. Ceres is a dwarf planet that orbits in the asteroid belt.
The inner planets do not have many moons because what could become moons is usually trapped by one of the outer planets gravitational pull, lost in the asteroid belt, or crashes into the inner planets.
Phobos and Deimos are believed to be captured asteroids because of Mars close proximity to the Asteroid belt and their "asteroid" appearance.
Only a few have been observed. There are several relatively small Kuiper Belt objects that have tiny moons. Two NEOs (Near Earth Objects) each have two confirmed satellites: 1994-CC and 2001-SN263. 1994-CC (700 m in diameter) is actually smaller than the "moons" of the other NEO and its own satellites are only a few meters in diameter. There are also asteroid groups that revolve around common centers of gravity for various lengths of time. But asteroids that orbit each other are more properly described as "double asteroids" rather than an asteroid and moon. The term "moon" refers typically to bodies orbiting major planets.
The Sun doesn't have "moons". The term "moon" applies to satellites of planets or planetoids. An object orbiting the Sun is classified as a planet, dwarf planet, asteroid, comet, or a Kuiper Belt object.
Vesta is the only Asteroid visible on Earth by the naked eye. It has no moons
ceres has 0 because its a asteroid