Minor_Planet_Center Minor_Planet_Center

Minor Planet Center - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Pluto, Saturn, Uranus, Venus, Asteroid, Globe, Planetoid, Wanderer, World

The Minor Planet Center operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, affiliated with Harvard University.

Under the auspices of the IAU, it is the "official" organization in charge of collecting observational data for asteroids and comets and calculating their orbits, and publishing this information.

The director since 1978 has been Brian Marsden.

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Example Usage of Planet
OVOSahil: me = the most hopeless man on Planet earth. shitttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt.
dreamingdolphin: @adamlambert The Glittery Alien from the Planet Fierce is fueled by Star Power! http://twitpic.com/upload/
rachieface: Watching creepy paranormal stuff on animal Planet.
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