An over-arching repository to hold various publicly-released pieces of code written by the MPC
Notes for MPC staff/developers can be found in DEVELOPER_NOTES.md
As of May 2023, only the mpc_orb component exists within mpc-public. The MPC intends to add additional components over the coming months.
Last Update: 2025-02-25
- Introduction of a new version: 0.5
- Documentation and code related to a standardized format for the exchange of data on the best-fit orbit for solar-system bodies.
- The format uses JSON files for the exchange of data, and is refered to as the mpc_orb.json format.
- Documentation is also available on the (https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpcops/documentation/mpc-orb-json/)[MPC Documentation page]
- The mpc_orb repository includes:
- json-schema files to define the standard;
- sample orbit files in the format;
- python code to parse & validate example orbit files.