Discoveries by the Palomar Observatory

trans-Neptunian object

Kuiper belt object

asteroid

trans-Neptunian object

asteroid

trans-Neptunian object

cubewano

asteroid

asteroid

trans-Neptunian object

trans-Neptunian object

asteroid

trans-Neptunian object

asteroid

minor planet

scattered Kuiper belt object

asteroid

138P/Shoemaker–Levy, also known as Shoemaker–Levy 7, is a faint Jupiter-family comet with a 7-year orbit around the Sun. During its 2012 perihelion, the comet brightened to about apparent magnitude 20.5.

trans-Neptunian object

asteroid

asteroid

asteroid

158P/Kowal–LINEAR is a Jupiter-family comet with a 10.3-year orbit around the Sun. It is one of six comets discovered by American astronomer, Charles T. Kowal, and also one of several by the LINEAR program.

152P/Helin–Lawrence is a Jupiter-family comet with a 9.52-year orbit around the Sun. It is the third comet co-discovered by Eleanor F. Helin and Kenneth J. Lawrence.

102P/Shoemaker, also known as Shoemaker 1, is a Jupiter-family comet with a 7.47-year orbit around the Sun. It was first seen in 1984, and then again in 1991. Images taken of it in 1999 were not recognized until 2006 when it was once again observed. It was unexpectedly dim in each of these returns.

120P/Mueller, also known as Mueller 1, is a Jupiter-family comet with an 8.4-year orbit around the Sun. It is one of 15 comets discovered by American astronomer, Jean Mueller.

trans-Neptunian object

trans-Neptunian object

trans-Neptunian object

Trans-Neptunian object

trans-Neptunian object

trans-Neptunian object

trans-Neptunian object

Trans-Neptunian object

trans-Neptunian object

Trans-Neptunian object

trans-Neptunian object