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Not to be confused with the Minor Planet Circulars, published by Minor Planet Center.

Academic journal
The Minor Planet Bulletin
DisciplineAstronomy
LanguageEnglish
Edited byRichard P. Binzel
Publication details
History1973–present
PublisherAssociation of Lunar and Planetary Observers
FrequencyQuarterly
Open accessYes
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt)
NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt Paid subscription required)
ISO 4Minor Planet Bull.
Indexing
CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt)
MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus
ISSN1052-8091
OCLC no.643727637
Links

The Minor Planet Bulletin is a quarterly peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal. Its focus is on theoretical, observational, and historical information regarding the study of minor planets. The journal mainly targets amateur research, but it includes professional research as well. It has been published by the Minor Planets section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers since 1973 and the editor-in-chief is Richard P. Binzel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Operations

All editorial, production, and distribution tasks are performed on a volunteer basis, many by amateur astronomers.

See also

References

  1. Hodgson, R. G. (2013). "The Early Years of the Minor Planet Bulletin". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 40 (1): 1–4. Bibcode:2013MPBu...40....1H.
  2. Buchheim, R. (2007). The Sky Is Your Laboratory: Advanced Astronomy Projects for Amateurs. Springer/Praxis Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 978-0387718224.

Further reading

  • Pilcher, F.; Binzel, R. (1993). "Happy 20th Anniversary, Minor Planets Section!". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 20 (1): 1. Bibcode:1993MPBu...20Q...1P.
  • Binzel, R. P. (2013). "Editorial: The Minor Planet Bulletin at 40". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 40 (1): 1. Bibcode:2013MPBu...40....1B.
  • Hodgson, R. G. (2013). "The Early Years of the Minor Planet Bulletin". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 40 (1): 1–4. Bibcode:2013MPBu...40....1H.

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