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I know that some comets can spawn with hyperbolic trajectories around the Sun, but can asteroids spawn with hyperbolic trajectories too?
Also can i attach a stamp-o-tron to an asteroid/comet? And if so, will it be more stable than just grabbing it with a klaw?

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I don’t believe asteroids can spawn on solar escape trajectories, as far as I’m aware, they only spawn near Kerbin or in orbit around Dres. 
I wouldn’t think you’d be able to use a stamp o tron on one, but something you can do is attach docking ports to them by placing the docking port on top of another part (usually a cubic octagonal strut) that is placed directly onto the asteroid. 
If you’re wondering what I mean, here’s a screenshot: 

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I didn’t actually move it after building the space station around it, so I’m not sure how stable it is.

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Nice, thanks for your reply. I also suspected that asteroids spawn in stable orbits around the Sun or Dres because that's what I only saw in game. (I went looking for config files for asteroid spawning regions but didn't find anything) 

Using the cubic strut + docking port is a great idea. (I'll try connecting a stamp-o-tron and compare klaw/stamp-o-tron/cubic strut + docking port stabilities) 

Also, nice asteroid base. 

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