minor planet

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Within two hours, the Minor Planet Center used sightings by others to chart its trajectory.
在两个小时内，国际小行星中心就利用他人的观测信息跟踪到了它的轨迹。
Zhang Yuzhe is credited by the Minor Planet Center for the discovery of 3789 Zhongguo under the name "Y. C. Chang". The asteroid 2051 Chang is named after him.
国际小行星中心将3789“中国号”小行星的发现归功于张钰哲，将2051号小行星命名为“张钰哲星”。
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And of course, no matter what you call it, many astronomers will continue to see Pluto as one of the most fascinating objects in solar system, the Minor Planet Center's Spahr said.
小行星中心的Spahr说到，无论你怎样的称呼它，还是会有大量的科学家始终把冥王星视为太阳系中最神奇的星体。

And since the number of objects in the catalogue is fast approaching 10, 000, he advocates making Pluto the first five-figure minor planet.
ECONOMIST: Pluto out in the cold
Each asteroid is plotted using actual documented discovery dates taken from the Minor Planet Center and the Lowell Observatory, major astronomy centers that host large sets of publicly available data.
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At the same time, though, it would retain its major-planet status, and would be regarded officially as a planet of both the major and the minor sort.
ECONOMIST: Pluto out in the cold