Template:LCDB/doc

Description

This template creates an external link for a given minor planet to Brian D. Warner's Light Curve Data Base (LCDB) at www.minorplanet.info, which follows the ALCDEF-specification (see "The Asteroid Lightcurve Data Exchange Format Standard", documentation). As of 2018, the LCDB contains photometric data, in particular, lightcurve measurements, for approximately 16,000 minor planets.

Usage

• The 1st parameter is for the minor planet's number (use 0 if unnumbered)
• The 2nd parameter is for the minor planet's provisional designation (use only if unnumbered)

Examples

For 1222 Tina (numbered), use

• {{LCDB|1222}} – This produces the following external link → LCDB

For 2004 XP14 (unnumbered), use

• {{LCDB|0|2004+XP14}} – This produces the following external link → LCDB

Notes

• Provisional designations: spaces must be replaced with + or with %20 (see examples below).
• The 2nd parameter is optional for numbered minor planets, but required for unnumbered bodies, since their number part is always zero.
• For custom designated LCDB-entries are formatted identically, i.e. use {{LCDB|0|Derm4c}} to produce a link to "Derm4c" (LCDB).
• The target website at LCDB uses a non-UTF-8 encoding format. This makes the use of the magic word {{urlencode:}} impossible.

See also

External link templates for minor planets

• {{AstDys}}
• {{DoMP}}
• {{ESA-SSA}}
• {{JA-BIN}}
• {{JPL}}
• {{JPL small body}}
• {{JPL+CAD}} (two links: JPL main page & "close approach data" section)
• {{LCDB}}
• {{MPC}}
• {{NeoDys}}
• {{M+J}} (combines MPC & JPL templates)
• {{WGSBNB}} (bulletin of IAU's WGSBN)

Local link templates for minor planets and on related topics

• {{Minor planet list link}}
• {{Minor planet meaning link}}
• {{Obscode}} (observatory code)
• {{LoMP+M+J}} (combines LoMP, MPC, and JPL templates)
• {{Minor planets navigator}} (footer navbox in articles)

Link templates on Solar System features

• {{GPN}} (inline citations)
• {{WGPSN}} (external links)

Partial list templates (minor planets/meanings/named-MPs)

• Header
  • {{List of minor planets/intro}} (/core) (LoMP lead)
  • {{MinorPlanetNameMeaningsDisclaimer}} (MoMP lead)
  • {{TOC001}} (LoMP & MoMP page navigation)
  • {{TOC LONMP}} (LoNMP alphabetical navigation)
  • {{TOC LONMP2}} (LoNMP numerical navigation)
  • {{List of named minor planets by number header}} (LoNMP lead)
  • {{List of named minor planets by letter header}} (LoNMP lead)
• Body
  • {{List of minor planets/header2}} (LoMP wikitable)
  • {{MinorPlanetNameMeaningsTableHeader}} (MoMP wikitable)
  • {{MoMP description available}} (MoMP aid)
  • {{List of unnumbered minor planets header}} (LoUMP wikitable)
• Footer
  • {{List of minor planets/See also}} (LoMP)
  • {{MinorPlanetNameMeanings/See also}} (MoMP)
  • {{List of minor planets/footer}} (LoMP prev–next)
  • {{MinorPlanetNameMeaningsFooter}} (/core) (MoMP prev–next)
  • {{List of minor planets}} (LoMP collapsed navbox)
  • {{Meanings of minor-planet names}} (MoMP collapsed navbox)