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IAU Minor Planet Center

Minor Planet Center

Examples Of Observations

The following examples show valid comet and minor-planet observations.
                                    Column
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    CJ93K010  C1995 01 12.44658 23 20 12.59 -73 00 31.9                      413
    PJ93X010  C1995 01 13.71552 12 08 44.80 +01 55 10.6                      413
    PJ94P01d  C1994 10 14.82517 09 57 25.32 +09 06 28.5          13.3 T      360
    PJ95A010  C1995 01 27.42558 07 45 16.64 +21 40 44.4          20.6 N      691
0007P         C1995 01 07.49677 10 07 09.83 +31 58 36.9                      691
0047P         C1994 12 31.38076 07 40 47.47 +37 40 09.1                      693
0116P         C1995 01 03.21177 02 40 39.14 +18 09 23.5          20.8 T      691

     J91R04W F 1994 04 03.00278 11 28 41.20 +04 14 24.8                      033
     J93P00C cC1994 07 04.57639 17 28 54.97 -38 12 17.1          17.1 V      360
     PLS2645   1994 03 04.63681 11 40 57.89 +06 07 08.6                      399
     T1S3196   1994 05 04.56403 14 26 06.83 -15 41 20.8          16.6        474
     T2S3187  A1973 09 19.21250 00 24 34.59 -01 08 26.0                      675
     T3S2318  C1994 07 12.22157 19 47 43.23 -15 45 37.3                      801
02965         C1994 07 13.97693 17 35 15.33 -00 26 18.9          16.1 R      046

     94ORX0 * C1994 06 08.98877 16 22 02.78 -17 49 13.7          18.5        104
The final example shows how a new object would be reported (94ORX0 is a temporary designation assigned by the observer). Note that accurate observations on two nights are necessary for new discoveries to receive provisional designations.



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