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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Website Records, 2017
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FA18-119
- Creators:
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- Dates:
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2017
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the Minor Planet Center (MPC) website as it existed on January 10, 2017. The Minor Planet Center operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, under the auspices of Division F of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The Minor Planet Center is the single worldwide location for receipt and distribution of positional measurements of minor planets, comets, and outer irregular natural satellites of the major planets. The website provides information about services provided to observers and about available publications and software. It also includes technical information and other documentation. This accession does not include complete observational data. Materials are in electronic format.
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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-119, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Website Records
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Minor Planet Center (Cambridge, Mass.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Museums -- Public relations | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Astronomy | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Comets | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Satellites | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Planets | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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