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Several things should be noted before using this database:
- While minor bodies are small in and of themselves-- their satellites are
typically smaller. As such, many parameters simply aren't
known; detection is too hard. Hence, there may be empty fields. This is
due to the nature of the bodies.
- Some fields are inferred and not measured. Fields such as these appear in bold italics.
- Currently there is no metric by which to measure the quality of an
individual parameter. When something of this nature is standardized upon, such
a parameter might be added to the database. Until then, viewer beware.
- The Parent name field will open up a window with details information
about the parent. Clicking on the little NASA image directly beside it will
take the user to the entry in NASA's NEO database.
- References are not completely collated as of yet; most data comes from:
- Merline's chapter in Asteroids III
- NASA NEO page
- MPEC Entries
- Johnstonsarchive's listing of asteroid/satellite pairs
Continue to the database.
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