This project will no longer be updated, and results will no longer be generated after the already-submitted batches are investigated. The Zooniverse version of the project is shutting down - we are moving to our own website.
If you wish to continue identifying asteroid with the help of Asteroid Connect, head over to https://arda-guler.github.io/AsteroidConnect/
Education
The criteria for identification of asteroids by MPC are presented below.
https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpcops/documentation/identifications/
More detailed criteria are presented below.
https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpcops/documentation/identifications/additional/
The following is an easy-to-understand explanation of asteroids, provisional codes, and internal codes (personal codes). (The initially appearing page is in Japanese, so please switch the language from the icon in the upper right corner of the screen.)
https://web-coias.u-aizu.ac.jp/details/procedure