numbered_identifications

The numbered identification table contains all the numbered objects (minor planets, comets and natural satellites) with their primary provisional designations. The table is continously updated everytime a new object is numbered. Replicated from the Minor Planet Center (Postgres) database. This schema will generally closely follow the schema of the upstream table, to allow end-users to rerun queries developed elsewhere on the RSP.

Columns

name datatype description unit nullable ivoa:ucd votable:arraysize votable:xtype length precision
created_at timestamp When this row was created true time.creation;meta.dataset * timestamp 6
iau_designation text IAU-approved designation (not filled at the moment) true meta.id;src *
iau_name char IAU-approved name (not filled at the moment) true meta.id;src 32 32
id int Internal ID (generally not seen/used by the user) false meta.id;src
named_publication_references text MPEC where this object was named true meta.bib.bibcode *
naming_credit text Credit for suggesting the name true *
numbered_publication_references text MPEC where this object was numbered true meta.bib.bibcode *
packed_primary_provisional_designation char The primary provisional designation in packed form (e.g. K08A00B) false meta.id;src 16 16
permid char Permanent designation (number) false meta.id;src 16 16
unpacked_primary_provisional_designation char The primary provisional designation in unpacked form (e.g. 2008 AB) false meta.id;src 16 16
updated_at timestamp When this row was updated true time.processing;meta.dataset * timestamp 6