# active asteroid

> bodies orbiting within the main asteroid belt which have shown cometary activity during part of their orbit

**Wikidata**: [Q1144996](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1144996)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_asteroid)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/active-asteroid


## References

1. [Source](http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/May19/active-asteroids.html)
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013