There are about 40,000 known asteroids that are over 0. Miles (1 km) in diameter in the asteroid belt. Comets are only visible when they're near the sun in their highly eccentric orbits. A few asteroids approach the sun more closely.
There are about 40,000 known asteroids that are over 0. Miles (1 km) in diameter in the asteroid belt. Comets are only visible when they're near the sun in their highly eccentric orbits. A f…