Asteroid / Comet
Kreutz Sungrazers
A family of sungrazers from one ancient parent comet.
A large group of sungrazing comets sharing similar orbits, thought to be fragments of a giant progenitor that broke up centuries ago.
Overview
A large group of sungrazing comets sharing similar orbits, thought to be fragments of a giant progenitor that broke up centuries ago.
See also
Asteroids
Rocky relics of the early Solar System.
Comets
Dirty snowballs from the outer Solar System.
Meteoroids, Meteors & Meteorites
Three names for one falling rock.
Near-Earth Asteroid
An asteroid whose orbit ventures near Earth.
Trojan Asteroid
An asteroid sharing a planet's orbit at L4 or L5.
Centaur Object
An icy small body roaming the outer planets.