Numbered Identifications (mpc_sbn.numbered_identifications)
Description
Table linking packed/unpacked provisional designations to permanent numbers (permid), IAU designation, IAU name, and naming references.
Schema and field descriptions follow the MPC numbered_identifications documentation.
Attribution
This research has made use of data and/or services provided by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center.
Columns
| Name | Type | UCD | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | int |
meta.id meta.main |
PostgreSQL automatically generated identifier. |
|
| packed_primary_provisional_designation | char | meta.id |
Packed primary provisional designation. |
|
| unpacked_primary_provisional_designation | char | meta.id |
Unpacked primary provisional designation. |
|
| permid | char | meta.id |
IAU permanent designation (number). |
|
| iau_designation | char | meta.id |
IAU designation (e.g. (12345)). |
|
| iau_name | char | meta.id |
IAU name (when named). |
|
| numbered_publication_references | char | meta.bib |
Publication references for numbering. |
|
| named_publication_references | char | meta.bib |
Publication references for naming. |
|
| naming_credit | char | meta.note |
Naming credit text. |
|
| created_at | timestamp | time.creation |
Date and time of initial row insert. |
|
| updated_at | timestamp | time.modification |
Date and time of latest row update. |