Asteroids can (and have been) thrown in toward the sun, out to the Kuiper belt and Oort cloud, and out of the solar system entirely by interactions with the planets (mostly Jupiter, since the SS is the Sun, Jupiter, and some rubble).<br />The amount of time it takes can vary from a few dozen years to millions of years, depending on the velocity change, and shift in orbital alignment. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>