Minor Planet Center

Summary

Minor Planet Center is an organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Minor Planet Center is in the country of United States^[3].
• Minor Planet Center's instance of is recorded as organization^[4].
• Minor Planet Center's item operated is recorded as Minor Planet Center database^[5].
• Minor Planet Center's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117030968^[6].
• Minor Planet Center's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 136956218^[7].
• Minor Planet Center's GND ID is recorded as 1900028-5^[8].
• Minor Planet Center's GND ID is recorded as 5510284-0^[9].
• Minor Planet Center's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86828424^[10].
• Minor Planet Center's IdRef ID is recorded as 07374879X^[11].
• Minor Planet Center's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA04485207^[12].
• Minor Planet Center's part of is recorded as International Astronomical Union^[13].
• +1947-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Minor Planet Center^[14].
• Minor Planet Center's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rzxh^[15].
• Minor Planet Center's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2011425783^[16].
• Minor Planet Center's official website is recorded as https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/^[17].
• Minor Planet Center's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Minor Planet Center'}^[18].
• Minor Planet Center's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'MPC'}^[19].
• Minor Planet Center's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CPM'}^[20].
• Minor Planet Center's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ЦМП'}^[21].
• Minor Planet Center's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'hy', 'text': 'ՓՄԿ'}^[22].
• Minor Planet Center's different from is recorded as MPC^[23].
• Minor Planet Center's X is recorded as minorplanetctr^[24].
• Minor Planet Center's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+22917'}^[25].
• Minor Planet Center's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+22311'}^[26].
• Minor Planet Center's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+21800'}^[27].

Body

Founding

+1947-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Minor Planet Center^[14].

Identity

Minor Planet Center's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[18]. Its part of is recorded as International Astronomical Union^[13]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'MPC'}^[19], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CPM'}^[20], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ЦМП'}^[21], and {'lang': 'hy', 'text': 'ՓՄԿ'}^[22].

Why It Matters

Minor Planet Center ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]