| | List of asteroids -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | Asteroids whose orbits are not (yet) precisely known are known by their systematic name (see (Click link for more info and facts about provisional designation) provisional designation). |
 | | All of these have now been recovered; the last "lost" numbered asteroid was (Click link for more info and facts about 719 Albert) 719 Albert (although 1915 Quetzálcoatl and (3360) 1981 VA have not been seen since 1985 (see), their orbits are known and close Earth approaches are due in 2062 and 2085 respectively). |
 | | In extreme cases, such as "lost" asteroids, there may be a considerable mismatch: for instance the high-numbered (Click link for more info and facts about 69230 Hermes) 69230 Hermes was originally discovered in 1937, but was lost until 2003. |
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