mpc-public

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

Current contents

mpc_orb

Last Update: 2025-09-16

• 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.

docs-public

Last Update: 2026-02-11

• docs-public provides a landing page for the MPC's documentation website, https://docs.minorplanetcenter.net/.

digest2

Last Update: 2026-02-10

• XML-enhanced repository of digest2 code, population model and the configuration files.