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English: A diagram showing proper orbital elements (inclination ip vs. eccentricity ep) for multi-opposition asteroids in the main belt.

Clumps indicate the location of asteroid families.

Updated on 14 April 2026 by en:User:Renerpho (Daniel Bamberger), to display 617290 asteroids -- those with numbers up to 700000 and proper elements in the indicated ep-ip-range. The source for the data remains the same, the AstDyS library of synthetic proper elements for numbered and multi-opposition asteroids. With more precise orbital elements, more accurate computations, and an order of magnitude more data, a lot more structure than before becomes visible.

Updated on 15 April 2026, to include the remaining objects in the AstDyS library per today. This includes Hungarias, Hildas and some other objects that had previously been cleaned out of the plot, such that it now presents the AstDyS database "as is".

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This diagram was created by me (Piotr Deuar) using data for 96944 minor planets, which was obtained from the AstDys site. Data was dated March 2005, calculation was by Z. Knezevic and A. Milani.

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  • Title: "asteroid proper orbital elements"

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current09:28, 15 April 2026Thumbnail for version as of 09:28, 15 April 20262,654 × 2,294 (458 KB)RenerphoUpdate to include the remaining objects in the AstDyS library per April 2026; include Hungarias, Hildas and some other objects that had previously been cleaned out of the previous plot, such that the plot presents the AstDyS database "as is".
21:58, 14 April 2026Thumbnail for version as of 21:58, 14 April 20264,153 × 3,530 (1.19 MB)RenerphoUpdate to display 617290 asteroids, those up to number 700000 with proper elements in the indicated e-i range
10:34, 19 January 2008Thumbnail for version as of 10:34, 19 January 20081,037 × 842 (49 KB)Papa NovemberCropped, rm opaque background and internationalised using GIMP
15:00, 6 July 2006Thumbnail for version as of 15:00, 6 July 20061,201 × 901 (114 KB)Fabio Bettani== Summary == A diagram showing proper orbital elements (inclination ''i<sub>p</sub>'' vs. eccentricity ''e<sub>p</sub>'' ) for numbered asteroids in the main belt. Clumps indicate the location of [[asteroid fami

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