Unusual minor planet

According to the MPC, other unusual minor planets are objects, which orbital characteristics do not fit those of the near-Earth and distant populations.[2] These objects typically have high eccentricities, and inclinations often more than 90 degrees (retrograde orbits), a criterion that is common among the members of the damocloid population. Object in this list have a T_Jupiter of less than 3 and a perihelion between 1.67 and 5.5 AU, that is, they do not cross the orbit of Mars but cross or at least come close to Jupiter's orbit at 5.2 AU. According to the SSBN07 classification, such objects have cometary dynamics.[4]^: 44 As of August 2021, the list contains 211 objects, most of which remain unnumbered. A bold designation links to an object's stand-alone article.

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• Extinct comet, are considered unusual minor planets in having the orbital characteristics of a long period, Jupiter-family or Halley-type comet but showing no sign of cometary activity.
• Damocloid, with typically highly inclined orbits, often being retrograde.

• Distant minor planet

• MPC data page
• New Object Moves Like A Comet But Looks Like An Asteroid, 1996 PW, JPL, August 1996
• The lightcurve and colors of unusual minor planet 1996 PW
• Unusual Minor Planet 2011 YU75 (remanzacco)
• Unusual Minor Planet 2012 NJ (remanzacco)