- Objects – small Solar System bodies (SSSBs): asteroids, Centaurs, comets, Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) etc.
- Techniques – occultations, spectroscopy, astrometry, photometry, radar, radiometry of SSSBs
- Preparation for the large number of discovery alerts of SSSBs anticipated from modern surveys
- Instrumentation required for automated follow-up observations of SSSBs