小行星

It had all the earmarks of being a spent rocket casing or other piece of "space junk" instead of a true minor planet.

它所有的拨款是一个报废火箭套管或其他这块"太空垃圾"，而不是一个真正的小行星。

"A typical meteor comes from an object the size of a grain of sand," explained Gareth Williams of the Minor Planet Center.

"一个典型的流星雨来自于一个物体的大小一粒沙子，解释说："加雷斯威廉姆斯的小行星中心。

Ladies and gentlemen. The independent minor planet is history now. At present, no issues such as independence and nationalism remain on Earth!

各位，独立的小行星已经成为过去，现在地球上已经没有什麼独立不独立，什麼国家民族的观念了！

It was suggested that Pluto be reclassified as just another minor planet; the polite name for an asteroid.

而后，科学家于1992年证实冥王星的周围还有很多同类的邻居。因此，有人建议将冥王星划入到小行星的范畴。

A good guide to minor planet photometry is available from Brian Warner .

这里有个很好的小行星光度测量指南，作者是Brian Warner。

Anyway, before the minor planet arrives, let me give you a brief introduction. Later, when it comes into view you won't find it so unfamiliar.

总之，趁著小行星没有到来之前，我先把它的故事简单地向大家介绍一下，待会看到它，你们就不会陌生了。

Typically, new batches of minor-planet names appear in alternate batches of Minor Planet Circulars.

典型的，新命名的小行星不断出现在 Minor Planet Circulars上。

It can be time-consuming to replace the preliminary measures, particularly now that observations get published in the mid-month Minor Planet Supplements that are issued weekly.

不断的更改初步测量数据对我们来说是非常耗时间的。现在观测报告在每月月中发表于每周出版的小行星增刊上。

This guide is intended for those observers interested in undertaking an astrometric CCD-observing program of minor planet and/or comets.

本指南提供给那些用CCD拍摄小行星和/或彗星并打算对其进行天文测量的观测者们。

Just when the two of them were exchanging sharp words, on the screen only a small point of light remained of the minor planet. As soon as Gululu noticed this he immediately said, Ah!

在两人针尖对麦芒中，屏幕上的小行星只剩下一粒不起眼的光点了，古噜噜一见，立刻说：「唉！

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。