Comet Elst–Pizarro is a body that displays characteristics of both asteroids and comets, and is the prototype of active asteroids. Its orbit keeps it within the asteroid belt, yet it displayed a dust tail like a comet while near perihelion in 1996, 2001, and 2007.As a comet it is formally designated 133P/Elst–Pizarro.
As an asteroid it is designated 7968 Elst–Pizarro.
7968 Elst–Pizarro imaged at La Silla Observatory in August 1996. The narrow tail is visible.