Minor Planet Center Moves to CFA

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Summary

The headquarters of the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union moves to the Smithsonian-Harvard Center for Astrophysics (CfA), making the CfA the world's clearinghouse for information concerning virtually all new astronomical discoveries.

Subject

  • Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory)
  • International Astronomical Union
  • Minor Planet Center (Cambridge, Mass.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1978, p. 13

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

July 1, 1978

Topic

  • Astrophysics
  • New Programs
  • Cooperation
  • Astronomy
  • Discovery

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