<page_title> List of minor planets and comets visited by spacecraft </page_title> <section_title> List of minor planets visited by spacecraft </section_title> <table> <cell> 2867 Šteins <col_header> Minor planet </col_header> <col_header> Name </col_header> <col_header> year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Rosetta <col_header> Space probe </col_header> <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2008 <col_header> Space probe </col_header> <col_header> Closest approach </col_header> </cell> <cell> flyby; first asteroid visited by the ESA <col_header> Space probe </col_header> <col_header> Remarks </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 2008, ESA's Rosetta probe flew by 2867 Šteins, making it one of the only minor planets ever visited by a spacecraft.