The International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center. Much of the computer equipment that the MPC uses was provided by the Tamkin Foundation. The Minor Planet Center is hosted by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, a part of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The Minor Planet Center is funded by NASA.

The International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center. First Meeting of the Steering Committee. Second Meeting of the Steering Committee. What is the Minor Planet Center? Introducing the Asteroid Explorers Web Tool. Interim Director Appointed to the Minor Planet Center. Minor Planet Center Director Steps Down. The MPC Talks at the UN.

The International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center. Much of the computer equipment that the MPC uses was provided by the Tamkin Foundation. The Minor Planet Center is hosted by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, a part of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The Minor Planet Center is funded by NASA.

One or more LC blocks can be submitted in a single text file upload. Files must follow the ALCDEF standard. An LC block consists of two required sections, metadata and data, plus an optional compstars section. All included sections must be valid for a new LC block to be added or an existing one to be updated.

Daily Near Earth Asteroid Flybys. Event of the Day 3. Who Drafted the 100X? In collaborat.