\<COLOUR 1> BODIES: \<COLOUR 0> Asteroids, also called minor planets
\<COLOUR 1> FIRST DISCOVERED: \<COLOUR 0> Ceres, 1 January 1801
\<COLOUR 1> DISCOVERER: \<COLOUR 0> Giuseppe Piazzi (Italy, 1746-1826)
\<COLOUR 1> NUMBER: \<COLOUR 0> 2,200+ discovered so far
\<COLOUR 1> DIAMETER: \<COLOUR 0> Highly variable Ceres (largest) 1,000 km; Hidalgo 45 km, Icarus 1.6 km
\<COLOUR 1> DISTANCE FROM SUN: \<COLOUR 0> Highly variable Main asteroid 'belt' lies between about 300,000,000 and 500,000,000 km away; Icarus approaches within 30,000,000 km; Hidalgo goes as far out as Saturn's orbit
\<COLOUR 1> ORBIT SUN IN: \<COLOUR 0> Highly variable Icarus 1.1 years, Ceres 4.6 years, Hidalgo 43 years.