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minor-planet designation
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Minor planet designation
Formal
minor planet designations
are number–name combinations overseen by the
Minor Planet Center
, a branch of the
IAU
. They are used for
dwarf planets
and
small Solar System bodies
such as
asteroids
, but not
comets
. They are assigned to a body once its orbit is secured, and are unrelated to
provisional designation
s, which are automatically assigned when an object is discovered.
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