List of minor planets and comets visited by spacecraft

The following tables list all minor planets and comets that have been visited by robotic spacecraft.

In addition to the above listed objects, three asteroids have been imaged by spacecraft at distances too large to resolve features (over 100,000 km).

Comet C/2013 A1 passed close by planet Mars in October 2014, closer than the Moon is to Earth.

[16] This was so close that the event was deemed dangerous to spacecraft in orbit around Mars.

Enroute In development The following table lists minor planets that are proposed to be visited by spacecraft missions that have not yet been approved.

Number of minor planets and comets visited by spacecraft