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Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers: Minor Planets Section - Photometry and shape modeling program, magnitude alert project, finder charts, visual observing of minor planets.

AstDys, Asteroids - Dynamic Site - Indexed, searchable database of asteroid data.

Asteroid Articles - Archive of articles posted at the Planetary Science Research Discoveries site at the University of Hawaii.

Asteroid Groups - Graphs and animations showing major asteroid groups and families.

Asteroid Models - Research in determining asteroid shapes through photometric data and multiple data sources. Reference documents, introduction, links.

Asteroid Observing Services from Lowell Observatory - Tools to help observers select targets and plan observations. Also, orbital elements, reference star catalog data and software, link to Lowell Observatory Near Earth Object Search (LONEOS).

Asteroid Radar Research - NASA JPL asteroid research using radar. Introduction, scientific activity, asteroid images.

Asteroids - Chart showing relative sizes, distance from the sun, inclination/eccentricity, shape, and color. Other charts showing position in the solar system. Summary data.

Asteroids - Common questions.

Asteroids - From the Uppsala Planetary System Group. Overview, research projects, discoveries.

Asteroids with Canadian Connections - A list of asteroids whose names are known to have a Canadian connection, usually because they are named after a Canadian.

Asteroids with Satellites - Lists of known or suspected asteroids with satellites. Also history, graphs, links.

Bill Bottke's Asteroid Research - Collisions, tidal disruption, dynamics, planetary impacts, crater chains and doublet craters.

Dan Durda's Research Interests - Airborne observations, Vulcanoids, various asteroid collision effects.

Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy: Asteroids - Dynamical groups of asteroids, mathematical formulas, the Tunguska event.

European Asteroid Research Node - Association of European research groups active in asteroid research. Links to member sites and resources useful for asteroid research.

Exploring The Planets: Asteroids - Offers general scientific overview with history and images by the National Air and Space Museum.

Introduction to Asteroids - Covers history, asteroid composition, Earth collisions.

List of Double Minor Planets - Known or suspected asteroids with satellites.

Minor Planet Groups and Families - Listing and description of dynamical groups and physical families of asteroids.

Minor Planet Observer - Lightcurve collaboration, physical studies, software, Palmer Divide Observatory.

Minor Planets - Offers updated alphabetical list of minor planet names.

News on Hilda Asteroids - A review of current knowledge of this dynamical group. Overview, low eccentricity Hildas, the Schubart family, numbered Hildas of the Palomar-Leiden survey.

Nine Planets: Asteroids - Overview of current scientific knowledge of asteroids.

Physical studies of asteroids at Poznan Observatory - Light curves, database of asteroid spin vectors.

Serra Designs - Asteroid Model Series - Scientifically accurate scale models of asteroids.

Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey II - Data sets and references to scientific literature describing results.

Small World Atlas 2000 - Cartography of irregularly shaped asteroids and satellites. Maps, images, related papers.

Solar System Exploration: Asteroids - Basic description, overview of asteroid science.

Suspected and known binary asteroids - List of suspected binary asteroids with bibliographic references.

Views of the Solar System: Asteroid Introduction - Background information, details on selected asteroids, image gallery.

Wikipedia: Asteroid - Encyclopedia article covers history, groups of asteroids, spectral types. Tables of largest and notable asteroids.

Windows to the Universe: Asteroids - Description, data on selected asteroids, images.

Space.com: More Moons Around Earth? - Article describing the asteroid Cruithne, and orbital motions at gravitational balance points in space that temporarily pull asteroids into Earth orbits.