• the total number of numbered minor planets is 350441;
• the total number of named minor planets is 17621;
• the unnamed minor planet with the least number: (3708) 1974 FV1;
• the named minor planet with the greatest number: (340980) Bad Vilbel;
• the total number of minor planet names containing symbols with diacritical characters is 839;
• the total of symbols with diacritical characters is equal to 1014;
• 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				3
a	2	159	65	3		2	4
C					11
c		6			55
D					1
E		1
e	17	108	19		15	4
i		78	12			4
n		2		2	8
O		1	6
o	4	21	102	2		3
R					2
r					32
S					19
s		1			66
U		3
u		9	70				4
y		37
Z					4
z					17

Besides the following symbols have been used in minor planet names: ø, ť – 4 times, ő – 3 times, ı, ľ, ç – 2 times, ł, ß, ď – once.

Minor planet names