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A number in parentheses before a name.
Also known as: Asteroid number, (1) Ceres style designation
The permanent designation of a minor planet whose orbit is secure, written as a number in parentheses.
Permanently designates a minor planet whose orbit is secure enough to guarantee recovery.
Contexts: History
Is assigned in the order orbits are secured rather than in the order objects are discovered, so a low number means a well-observed object and not necessarily an early-found one.
Contexts: History
A number enclosed in round brackets, followed where one exists by a name.