Caltech-IPAC / kete

Kete Solar System Survey tools
https://Caltech-IPAC.github.io/kete
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Move name preference from packed to unpacked designations #7

Closed dahlend closed 4 months ago

dahlend commented 5 months ago

Throughout the code there is a preference to use the MPC packed designations for the naming of objects.

The MPC has stated that they would eventually like to phase out the packed designations altogether. In an effort to stay ahead of this, we should begin switching the internal preference in neospy to the unpacked designations.

Specifically it is important to note that the mpc_ids.json file contains a preferred designation, along with a list of alternate designations.