Minor Planet Taxonomy

Minor planets in the solar system are objects in direct orbit around the Sun, that are neither classified as a planet nor as a comet. Following classes are described in the solar system

Asteroids

Near-Earth Objects

Earth Trojans

Mars Trojans

Mars-crossers

Main-belt asteroids

Jupiter asteroids

Distant Minor Planets

Uranus Trojans

Neptune Trojans

Centaurs

Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs)