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MPC

MPC

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An international centre that collects and shares data about asteroids and comets
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Centro de Planetas Menores
  • MPC astronomers
  • Minor Planet Center (MPC)
  • Minor Planet Center (MPC)

Examples

  • So please visit the MPC website itsminorplanetcentre.net.

  • A galaxy 10 Mpc away recedes at 500 km/s and so on.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Most astronomers accept a value for Hubble's constant of about 50 km/s/Mpc.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Every day, the Minor Planet Center (MPC) publishes detailed reports on newly discovered asteroids.

  • Astronomers rely on the MPC to provide up-to-date data about the orbits of small celestial bodies.

  • The MPC is essential for tracking the paths of asteroids and comets in our Solar System.

Surface Forms

MPC singular
MPCs plural

Etymology

MPC stands for Minor Planet Center, the international 'center' that collects reports about asteroids and other small bodies in space. That's why astronomers send discoveries to the MPC so they can be recorded and tracked.