Provisional designation in astronomy is the naming convention applied to astronomical objects immediately following their discovery. The provisional designation...
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Astronomical naming conventions (redirect from Designations in astronomy)
NameExoWorlds Planetary nomenclature Proper names (astronomy) Provisional designation in astronomy The assignment of "H" for Mercury is specified by the...
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recognized as distinct but has not received a formal name Provisional designation in astronomy for an astronomical object that has not received a formal...
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Naming of moons (redirect from Roman numeral designation)
planets and their moons Astronomical naming conventions Provisional designation in astronomy Planetary nomenclature Name conflicts of solar system objects...
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G (disambiguation) (section In astrophysics)
stellar classification for yellowish stars G, part of a provisional designation in astronomy for any comet, asteroid, or minor planet discovered between...
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planets MPC explanation of provisional designations Dr. James Hilton, When Did the Asteroids Become Minor Planets? Portals: Astronomy Stars Spaceflight Outer...
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(706765) 2010 TK7 (category Astronomical objects discovered in 2010)
2010 TK7 (provisional designation 2010 TK7) is a sub-kilometer Near-Earth asteroid and the first Earth trojan discovered; it precedes Earth in its orbit...
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indicating the thirty-third discovery in late September of a given year, see provisional designation in astronomy 1941 SG1, the asteroid 1546 Izsák 1955...
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2020 SO (category Near-Earth objects in 2020)
half (period "S") of September 2020. See Provisional designation in astronomy § New-style provisional designation. The JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System...
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letter appears in the provisional designation, then when the object is confirmed the letter is incorporated into the comet designation (for comets) or...
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15760 Albion (category Astronomical objects discovered in 1992)
(provisional designation 1992 QB1) was the first trans-Neptunian object to be discovered after Pluto and Charon. Measuring about 108–167 kilometres in...
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Naming of comets (section Systematic designations)
the comets' systematic designations are used to avoid confusion. Until 1994, comets were first given a provisional designation consisting of the year...
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(98943) 2001 CC21 (category Astronomical objects discovered in 2001)
(98943) 2001 CC21 (provisional designation 2001 CC21) is a stony near-Earth asteroid of the Apollo group, with a diameter of about 500 metres (1,600 feet)...
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Francisco (moon) (category Astronomical objects discovered in 2001)
al. in 2003 from pictures taken in 2001 and given the provisional designation S/2001 U 3. Confirmed as Uranus XXII, it was named after a lord in William...
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Palomar–Leiden survey (category 1960 in California)
discovery of 4,637 numbered minor planets, which received their own provisional designation, such as 6344 P-L, 4835 T-1 and 3181 T-2. PLS was one of the most...
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Weywot (redirect from Weywot (astronomy))
Weywot (formal designation (50000) Quaoar I; provisional designation S/2006 (50000) 1) is a natural satellite or moon of the trans-Neptunian dwarf planet...
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Vanth (moon) (redirect from Vanth (astronomy))
Vanth (formal designation (90482) Orcus I; provisional designation S/2005 (90482) 1) is a natural satellite or moon of the large trans-Neptunian dwarf...
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47171 Lempo (category Astronomical objects discovered in 1999)
(47171) Lempo–Hiisi (provisional designation 1999 TC36), is a trans-Neptunian object and trinary system from the Kuiper belt, located in the outermost regions...
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D. at the University of Chicago, in 1928, Zhang discovered an asteroid which was given the provisional designation 1928 UF and later the number 1125...
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Quaoar (redirect from Quaoar (astronomy))
512th object discovered in the first half of June, as indicated by the preceding letter and numbers in its provisional designation. On that same day, Trujillo...
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10979 Fristephenson (category Astronomical objects discovered in 1973)
10979 Fristephenson (provisional designation 4171 T-2) is a carbonaceous Sulamitis asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately...
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17365 Thymbraeus (category Astronomical objects discovered in 1978)
17365 Thymbraeus (provisional designation 1978 VF11) is a Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp, which is located in Jupiter's trailing L5 Lagrangian point...
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541132 Leleākūhonua (category Astronomical objects discovered in 2015)
Leleākūhonua (/ˌlɛleɪɑːˌkuːhoʊˈnuːə/) (provisional designation 2015 TG387) is an extreme trans-Neptunian object and sednoid in the outermost part of the Solar...
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Gonggong (dwarf planet) (redirect from Gonggong (astronomy))
was formally announced in a Minor Planet Electronic Circular on 7 January 2009. It was then given the provisional designation 2007 OR10 because it was...
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List of minor planets (category Lists of astronomy lists)
provisional designation for all objects is an uncommon survey designation. After discovery, minor planets generally receive a provisional designation...
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km. the asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation. Distance error: 0.000420 AU, approach range: 0.016 to 0.25 LD...
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229762 Gǃkúnǁʼhòmdímà (category Astronomical objects discovered in 2007)
Gǃkúnǁʼhòmdímà (provisional designation 2007 UK126) is a trans-Neptunian object and binary system from the extended scattered disc, located in the outermost...
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Janus (moon) (redirect from Janus (astronomy))
this orbital configuration in 1980. Janus was observed on subsequent occasions and given different provisional designations. Pioneer 11's three energetic-particle...
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(444004) 2004 AS1 (category Astronomical objects discovered in 2004)
(444004) 2004 AS1, provisional designation 2004 AS1, and also known by the temporary name AL00667, is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth...
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List of exceptional asteroids (redirect from List of asteroids in our Solar System)
Prior to this, they are known only by their systematic name or provisional designation, such as 1950 DA. Estimating the sizes of asteroids from observations...
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