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MPEC 2017-V17: New Designation Scheme for Interstellar Objects
Minor Planet Center, 2017. Minor Planet Electronic Circulars (IAU Minor Planet Center).
The circular of 6 November 2017 that created the "I" designation class for interstellar objects and gave A/2017 U1 the permanent designation 1I and the name 'Oumuamua.
What it's used for here
The authority for the object's designation and name.
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Research copy, for editors and curators. The work is the publisher's, so readers are sent to it. We keep this copy so the citation can be checked if the page changes or goes.
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Minor Planet Center (2017). MPEC 2017-V17: New Designation Scheme for Interstellar Objects. Minor Planet Electronic Circulars (IAU Minor Planet Center). https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K17/K17V17.html
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title = {MPEC 2017-V17: New Designation Scheme for Interstellar Objects},
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year = {2017},
url = {https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K17/K17V17.html}
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. “MPEC 2017-V17: New Designation Scheme for Interstellar Objects.” Minor Planet Electronic Circulars (IAU Minor Planet Center) (2017).