Centaurs (small Solar System bodies)

small Solar System body orbiting between Jupiter and Neptune

minor planet in the outer Solar System

centaur

asteroid

centaur

asteroid

centaur

active centaur

asteroid

trans-Neptunian object binary system

minor planet discovered in 1995

scattered disc object

centaur

trans-Neptunian object

asteroid

trans-Neptunian object

Comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, also known as Schwassmann–Wachmann 1, was discovered on November 15, 1927, by Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann at the Hamburg Observatory in Bergedorf, Germany. It is well known for being observable throughout the whole orbit and having frequent outbursts. The most recent outbursts were in May 2025, December 2025, and February 2026. The comet came to opposition on 11 March 2026, and will come to aphelion on 30 September 2026. It crossed the celestial equator in late 2025 and is headed further into southern skies until April 2029 when it will have a de

trans-Neptunian object

centaur near Uranus

asteroid

asteroid

asteroid

centaur

centaur

retrograde asteroid discovered in 2014

asteroid

39P/Oterma is a currently inactive periodic comet with an orbital period of nearly 20 years that stays outside the orbit of Jupiter. The nucleus has a diameter around 4–5 km. It was last observed in August 2021 and came to perihelion in July 2023 while 1.2 AU from Jupiter. It made a moderately close approach to Jupiter in January 2025 and will next come to perihelion in July 2042 at distance of 5.9 AU from the Sun. Opposition has occurred on 11 November 2023.

trans-Neptunian object

ring system around the minor planet Chariklo

Centaur

Neptune trojan

Trans-Neptunian object, Centaur

Centaur minor planet

Centaur (small Solar System body), Damocloid

trans-Neptunian object

asteroid

trans-Neptunian object

a trans-Neptunian object with a centaur-like orbit.

166P/NEAT is a periodic comet and centaur in the outer Solar System. It was discovered by the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) project in 2001 and initially classified a comet with provisional designation P/2001 T4 (NEAT), as it was apparent from the discovery observations that the body exhibited a cometary coma. It is one of few known bodies with centaur-like orbits that display a coma, along with 60558 Echeclus, 2060 Chiron, 165P/LINEAR and 167P/CINEOS. It is also one of the reddest centaurs.

Trans-Neptunian object, centaur

tno

trans-Neptunian object and centaur in the outer region of the Solar System

Trans-Neptunian object, Centaur

asteroid

167P/CINEOS, also known as '''''', is a large periodic comet and active, grey centaur, approximately in diameter, orbiting the Sun outside the orbit of Saturn. It was discovered on August 10, 2004, by astronomers with the CINEOS survey at Gran Sasso in Italy. It is one of only a handful known Chiron-type comets.

Trans-Neptunian object, Centaur

Transneputian object

asteroid

centaur-asteroid

asteroid

Tran-Neptunian object, Centaur

asteroid

Jupiter-family comet

minor planet co-orbital with Uranus

centaur

asteroid

Centaur (small Solar System body)

trans-Neptunian object

asteroid

Centaur (small Solar System body)