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Distribution of the Minor Planets

The following plots show how the minor planets are distributed withrespect to various orbital elements (and absolute magnitude). The plotsinclude all numbered objects and all unnumbered objects with multi-oppositionor perturbed long-arc orbits. These plots are updated monthly after thecompletion of each batch ofMinor Planet Circulars.

Plots presented here are for your own personal education and may not bereproduced in any form on any medium without permission.

Histograms

1. By semimajor axis
2. By eccentricity
3. By inclination
4. By longitude of the ascending node
5. By argument of perihelion
6. By longitude of perihelion
7. By mean longitude at the current standard epoch
8. By perihelion distance
9. By aphelion distance
10. By absolute magnitude
11. Jupiter Trojans: By longitude of the ascending node
12. Jupiter Trojans: By absolute magnitude
    • Cumulative absolute magnitude
13. NEAs: By absolute magnitude
    • Cumulative absolute magnitude

Scatter Diagrams

1. Semimajor axis vs eccentricity
   • Detail (1.8-3.4 AU)
2. Semimajor axis vs inclination
   • Detail (1.8-3.4 AU)
3. Eccentricity vs inclination
4. Absolute magnitude vs semimajor axis
5. Absolute magnitude vs eccentricity
6. Absolute magnitude vs inclination
7. Longitude of perihelion vs semimajor axis
8. Longitude of perihelion vs eccentricity
9. Longitude of perihelion vs inclination