Comets (conglomerates of ice and dust), asteroids (small or minor planets), and meteoroids (mostly fragments of asteroids) are also orbiting within the solar system.
Saules sistēmā riņķo arī komētas (ledus un putekļu masas), asteroīdi (nelielas vai pavisam mazas planētas) un meteoroīdi (galvenokārt asteroīdu fragmenti).