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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
- {{JPL small body}}
- {{MPCit JPL}}
- {{MPCit MPES}}