IAU Minor Planet Center

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https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/

Last activity: 18.04.2026

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We are the official body that deals with
astrometric observations and orbits of minor planets (asteroids) and comets.

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Location

United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge

Employees

11-50

Founded date

1947

Mentions in press and media 21

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Jul 4, 2025	Астрономы нашли третий межзвёздный объект	Всего в 3-й раз в истории астрономы обнаружили межзвёздный объект, проносящийся через нашу Солнечную систему. Недавно обнаруженный космический булыжник, получивший название 3I/ATLAS (где I – interstellar, то есть межзвёздный) или C/2025 N1,...
Jan 21, 2024	Video shows small asteroid burning up as it zooms through skies over eastern Germany	A small asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere and burned up early Sunday morning as it hurled through the skies above eastern Germany. Videos shared on social media throughout the day showed the glowing object's descent over Europe, shortly a...
Jan 9, 2024	Сезон астероидной охоты	Ночное небо изобилует объектами, которые непросто увидеть даже в современный телескоп. Автор снимка — Сергей Назаров. Декабрь 2023 года принёс новую поездку в Крымскую астрофизическую обсерваторию. На склонах горы Сель-Бухра, покрытой запов...
Aug 8, 2023	New AI Algorithm Spots Huge Asteroid, 2022 SF289, Coming Closer to Earth Than the Moon	John Lopez, Tech Times 08 August 2023, 11:08 am A cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm recently found a 600-foot-wide space rock flying through space. This space rock is called 2022 SF289, and it is about as wide as almost tw...
Jul 16, 2023	Hotel-Sized Asteroid Undetected Until Two Days After Close Pass By Earth	meteorite from outer space, falling toward planet Earth, dramatic science fiction scenegetty
Jun 27, 2023	Time-lapse images show bus-sized asteroid zoom "very close" to Earth at over 2,000 mph	An Italian astronomical observatory captured images of an asteroid flying past Earth on Sunday and created a time-lapse of the event, showing the asteroid traveling at over 2,000 miles per hour. The asteroid passed "very close" to...
Jun 25, 2023	Close Encounter: Massive Space Rock to Whiz Past Earth at 60% of Moon's Distance	John Lopez, Tech Times 25 June 2023, 11:06 am Tonight, June 25, the near-Earth asteroid 2023 MU2 will gracefully glide within a mere 134,000 miles (215,000 kilometers) of our planet-approximately 60% of the average distance between Earth an...
Jun 5, 2023	Фортран как культурное явление	Футурама, специальная выпивка для роботов В фильме «Скрытые фигуры» есть прекрасная сцена: на дворе 1961-62, афроамериканка из лабораторий НАСА едет в библиотеку для белых и тихонько без разрешения увозит оттуда книжку по Фортрану. На автоб...
Mar 9, 2023	Did You Miss The ‘Green Comet?’ A New Naked-Eye Comet Just Spotted Could Get Brighter Than Venus	Comet C/2022 E3 was visible in February 2022. getty
Mar 7, 2023	A bright comet is heading towards Earth and could outshine the stars in the sky, say astronomers	Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) that passed the Earth in 2020. Scientists expect comet C/2023 A3 will be even brighter. Alexander Ryumin/TASS via Getty Images Redeem now Astronomers have spotted a newly-referenced comet that is heading towards Ea...
Feb 3, 2023	У Юпитера нашли 12 новых лун — теперь их больше, чем у Сатурна	На фото тень Ганимеда на Юпитере, снятая «Юноной» во время её 40-го сближения с газовым гигантом Астрономы нашли у Юпитера ещё 12 лун, передаёт портал Sky&Telescope со ссылкой на последние наблюдения Центра малых планет (Minor Planet Ce...
Jan 26, 2023	Asteroid will come incredibly close to Earth: NASA	How Lunar New Year was inspired by the moon and a mythical beast Where are the best places to retire in the US? Animal shelter reopens 7 months after Yellowstone's historic floods An asteroid will fly over the southern tip of South America ...
Jun 24, 2021	Mega-Comet: Everything You Need To Know About The Mysterious Ice Monster From Half A Light-Year Away	False-colour image of Comet Hale-Bopp, the largest photographed comet, in 1997. The mega-Comet ... [+] Bernardinelli-Bernstein is even larger.ESO
Jun 23, 2021	‘Mega comet’ discovered flying into solar system: scientists	Originally Published by: Venus found to be more geologically active than previously believed Drinking coffee may reduce risk of getting liver cancer Disney's Florida properties remove 250 gators since boy's death Astronomers have reportedly...
Sep 23, 2020	TAKE A LOOK \| SA astronomer found a new comet – and it’s named after him	(saao.ac.za) A South African astronomer has found a new comet. Comets are generally named after the people who find them, so this one goes by moniker C/2020 S3 (Erasmus). The comet was initially flagged as a potential “near-Earth” asteroid....
Aug 31, 2020	A Large ‘Chelyabinsk’-Sized Asteroid Will Sweep Past Earth On Tuesday And Be Closer Than The Moon	Asteroid 2011 AG5 is classed as "potentially hazardous". getty
Feb 27, 2020	Earth caught itself a new ‘mini moon’	Originally Published by: Scientists cured diabetes in mice, but are humans next? Facebook is finally banning ads for coronavirus ‘cures’ There may still be life on Mars, but we’re going to have to dig to find it Many of the planets in our s...
Sep 13, 2019	A second mysterious object from interstellar space may be about to fly through our solar system	Astronomers think object C/2019 Q4 (green line) could be an interstellar object, perhaps a comet from another star system. OrbitalSimulator.com Astronomers think they've detected an interstellar object approaching our solar system. Called &...
Sep 12, 2019	Mysterious comet of interstellar origin spotted zooming toward Earth	More On: comets Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this week: Here's how to see it Mets involved in big three-team trade UK set to launch first-ever Comet Chaser in bid to unlock mysteries of the universe Scientists now think interstellar obje...
Sep 12, 2019	Mysterious comet of interstellar origin spotted zooming toward Earth	More On: comets NASA's Hubble Telescope discovers largest-ever comet nucleus at 80-miles wide Massive, record-breaking comet is hurtling toward Earth Comet is 16 miles wide and it could be heading towards Earth NASA launches 'Armageddon' sp...

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FAQ about IAU Minor Planet Center

When was IAU Minor Planet Center founded?

IAU Minor Planet Center was founded in 1947.

What has the press written about IAU Minor Planet Center?

Parsers VC has collected 21 articles mentioning IAU Minor Planet Center, among them “Астрономы нашли третий межзвёздный объект” (Jul 4, 2025) and “Video shows small asteroid burning up as it zooms through skies over eastern Germany” (Jan 21, 2024).

Is IAU Minor Planet Center still active?

Yes, IAU Minor Planet Center is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 18, 2026.