• the total number of numbered minor planets is 249567;
• the total number of named minor planets is 16065;
• the unnamed minor planet with the least number: (3708) 1974 FV1;
• the named minor planet with the greatest number: (241418) Darmstadt;
• the total number of minor planet names containing symbols with diacritical characters is 772;
• the total of symbols with diacritical characters is equal to 927;
• the first minor planet named using a symbol with diacritical character is (61) Danaë.

The frequency of use of symbols with some diacritical characters is shown in the following table:

Symbol	`	´	¨	˜	ˇ	ˆ	˚
A		1	2				2
a	2	135	62	3		2	4
C					10
c		6			50
D					1
e	17	97	19		13	3
i		71	12			2
n		2		2	8
O		1	6
o	3	17	98	1		3
R					2
r					30
S					19
s		1			64
U		3
u		8	62				4
y		36
Z					4
z					16

Besides the following symbols have been used in minor planet names: ø, ť – 4 times, ı, ľ, ő – 2 times, ç, ł, ß – once.

Minor planet names