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The codes are used in cataloguing astrometric observations of small
bodies in the solar system. A code is unique for a certain location
and consists of three digits or one letter and two digits.

In this representation, we give the observatory code, the geocentric
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The codes are used in cataloguing astrometric observations of small
bodies in the solar system. A code is unique for a certain location
and consists of three digits or one letter and two digits.

In this representation, we give the observatory code, the geocentric
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The codes are used in cataloguing astrometric observations of small
bodies in the solar system. A code is unique for a certain location
and consists of three digits or one letter and two digits.

In this representation, we give the observatory code, the geocentric
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