minor planet

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Within two hours, the Minor Planet Center used sightings by others to chart its trajectory.
在兩個小時內(nèi)，國際小行星中心就利用他人的觀測信息跟蹤到了它的軌跡。
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.
國際小行星中心將3789“中國號”小行星的發(fā)現(xiàn)歸功於張鈺哲，將2051號小行星命名爲“張鈺哲星”。
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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說到，無論你怎樣的稱呼它，還是會有大量的科學家始終把冥王星眡爲太陽系中最神奇的星躰。

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