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a) An asteroid which orbits the Sun and is larger than 10 meters in diameter but smaller than a dwarf planet.
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Minor Planet Center — El Minor Planet Center es un organismo del Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), que forma parte del Center for Astrophysics (CfA) junto con el Harvard College Observatory (HCO). Bajo el auspicio de la UAI, el MPC es la institución… … Wikipedia Español
Minor Planet Circular — El Minor Planet Circulars (PSM) (también conocidos como planetas menores y cometas) se publican generalmente en la fecha de cada luna llena por el Minor Planet Center. El PSM contienen observaciones astrométricas, órbitas y efemérides de planetas … Wikipedia Español
