Asteroid and Minor Planet Center

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Difference between Asteroid and Minor Planet Center

Asteroid vs. Minor Planet Center

An asteroid is a minor planet—an object that is neither a true planet nor an identified comet— that orbits within the inner Solar System. The Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the official body for observing and reporting on minor planets under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

Similarities between Asteroid and Minor Planet Center

Asteroid and Minor Planet Center have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Comet, International Astronomical Union, Meanings of minor-planet names, Minor planet, Natural satellite, Near-Earth object.

Comet

A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that warms and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun, a process called outgassing.

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International Astronomical Union

The International Astronomical Union (IAU; Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is an international non-governmental organization (INGO) with the objective of advancing astronomy in all aspects, including promoting astronomical research, outreach, education, and development through global cooperation.

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Meanings of minor-planet names

This is a list of minor planets which have been officially named by the Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN) of the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

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Minor planet

According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is exclusively classified as neither a planet nor a comet.

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Natural satellite

A natural satellite is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet, dwarf planet, or small Solar System body (or sometimes another natural satellite).

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Near-Earth object

A near-Earth object (NEO) is any small Solar System body orbiting the Sun whose closest approach to the Sun (perihelion) is less than 1.3 times the Earth–Sun distance (astronomical unit, AU).

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The list above answers the following questions

What Asteroid and Minor Planet Center have in common
What are the similarities between Asteroid and Minor Planet Center

Asteroid and Minor Planet Center Comparison

Asteroid has 310 relations, while Minor Planet Center has 34. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 1.74% = 6 / (310 + 34).

References

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