Planetoid
The asteroid belt is sometimes referred to as the "main belt," while the Kuiper belt is also known as the "Edgeworth-Kuiper belt."
The asteroid does not have a name, but has the designation 2012 DA14
No, the scientific name for asteroids is not "asteroid." Asteroids are typically named based on the order in which they were discovered, followed by a designation that reflects the specific characteristics of the asteroid, such as its orbit or composition.
The second asteroid named after Elicott Douglass is 6052 Icarion.
Asteroid: 99942 Apophis Movie: "Armageddon"
Planetoid is another name for an asteroid. See the related link for more information.
Another name for asteroids are planetoids.
asteroid Ceres
The asteroid belt is sometimes referred to as the "main belt," while the Kuiper belt is also known as the "Edgeworth-Kuiper belt."
The first confirmed case of an asteroid orbiting another asteroid is the asteroid Ida which is orbited by a smaller asteroid orbiting it called Dactyl; other asteroid moons have been found since.
The asteroid does not have a name, but has the designation 2012 DA14
No.
No, the scientific name for asteroids is not "asteroid." Asteroids are typically named based on the order in which they were discovered, followed by a designation that reflects the specific characteristics of the asteroid, such as its orbit or composition.
The second asteroid named after Elicott Douglass is 6052 Icarion.
Asteroid: 99942 Apophis Movie: "Armageddon"
ceres
Another name for beach that starts with s is a shore(might be wrong)