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{{hatnote|Not to be confused with the [[Minor Planet Circulars]], published by Minor Planet Center.}}
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{{infobox journal
| title = The Minor Planet Bulletin
| cover =
| abbreviation = Minor Planet Bull.
| discipline = [[Astronomy]]
| editor = [[Richard P. Binzel]]
| publisher = [[Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers]]
| country =
| frequency = Quarterly
| openaccess = Yes
| history = 1973–present
| website = https://mpbulletin.org/
| ISSN = 1052-8091
| OCLC = 643727637
}}
'''''The Minor Planet Bulletin''''' is a quarterly [[peer-reviewed]] [[open-access]] [[scientific journal]]. Its focus is on theoretical, observational, and historical information regarding the study of [[minor planet]]s. The journal mainly targets amateur research, but it includes professional research as well.
It has been published by the Minor Planets section of the [[Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers]] since 1973<ref>{{cite journal |last=Hodgson |first=R. G. |year=2013 |title=The Early Years of the Minor Planet Bulletin |journal=The Minor Planet Bulletin |volume=40 |issue=1 |pages=1–4 |bibcode=2013MPBu...40....1H}}</ref> and the [[editor-in-chief]] is [[Richard P. Binzel]] ([[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]).

==Operations==
All editorial, production, and distribution tasks are performed on a volunteer basis, many by [[amateur astronomy|amateur astronomers]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Buchheim |first=R. |year=2007 |title=The Sky Is Your Laboratory: Advanced Astronomy Projects for Amateurs |page=137 |publisher=[[Springer (publisher)|Springer]]/[[Praxis Publishing]] |isbn=978-0387718224}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Astronomy|Education|Literature}}
* [[List of astronomy journals]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite journal |last1=Pilcher |first1=F. |last2=Binzel |first2=R. |year=1993 |title=Happy 20th Anniversary, Minor Planets Section! |journal=The Minor Planet Bulletin |volume=20 |issue=1 |page=1 |bibcode=1993MPBu...20Q...1P}}
*{{cite journal |last=Binzel |first=R. P. |year=2013 |title=Editorial: The Minor Planet Bulletin at 40 |journal=The Minor Planet Bulletin |volume=40 |issue=1 |page=1 |bibcode=2013MPBu...40....1B}}
*{{cite journal |last=Hodgson |first=R. G. |year=2013 |title=The Early Years of the Minor Planet Bulletin |journal=The Minor Planet Bulletin |volume=40 |issue=1 |pages=1–4 |bibcode=2013MPBu...40....1H}}

==External links==
*{{Official website}}

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