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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
The template creates an external link to [[Minor Planet Center]] (MPC) object-view page for a specific minor planet, based on its number or [[Provisional designation in astronomy#Minor planets|provisional designation]]. The MPC object page is a summary page of a body's discovery, orbital and observational data. It is displayed when using the [http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search MPC Database Search] engine for single object search.
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This template creates an external link to the [[Minor Planet Center]]'s (MPC) '''object page''' for a specific minor planet, based on its number or [[Provisional designation in astronomy#Minor planets|provisional designation]]. The MPC object page is a summary page of a body's discovery, orbital and observational data. It is displayed when using the [http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search MPC Database Search] engine for a single object search.
  
 
== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==

Revision as of 15:30, 20 September 2016

Description

This template creates an external link to the Minor Planet Center's (MPC) object page for a specific minor planet, based on its number or provisional designation. The MPC object page is a summary page of a body's discovery, orbital and observational data. It is displayed when using the MPC Database Search engine for a single object search.

Usage

Examples

For numbered minor planets, simply use its number

  • {{MPCdb|75482}} produces MPC, a link to MPC's corresponding page for Template:Mpl

For unnumbered minor planets, use a plus-sign (+) between the numeric and alphanumeric part of the provisional designation:

  • {{MPCdb|2010+JL88}} produces MPC a link to MPC's corresponding page for Template:Mpl

See also