They are named often by their discoverer or in some rare cases the IAU.
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No. There are thousands of asteroids with names.
Cera, Pallas, Viesta, ad Hygiea.
The four ateroids names reported by TFAGOPG (The Four Asteroids Group of People Group) says that they are named Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. This cluster of asteroids is also called the LW asteroids. Statistics provided by: TFAGOPG and LW Asteroid Group
Yes. Many asteroids have names. The largest is called Ceres.
I would just call it that - a "group of asteroids".Names of specific "groups" include the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter; the Kuiper belt; the Trojans; and others.
Spacerocks I just learned that in sixth grade.
There are 3 major ones that are following in Neptune's orbit, known as Trojan asteroids. They don't have official individual names yet, just designation numbers: 2008LC18, 2005TN53, and 2001QR322.
Asteroids are named by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in collaboration with the discoverer of the asteroid. The names can be chosen based on various criteria, such as mythology, geography, historical figures, or other cultural references.
5 names in our solar system are............. planets.................stars....................asteroids....................moon................... black holes
Phobos and Deimos are the names of Mars' two moons. Phobos is the larger and closer moon to Mars, while Deimos is smaller and farther away. They are both thought to be captured asteroids due to their irregular shapes and compositions.
Comets are Comets and Asteroids are Asteroids