Having Trouble Inserting Elements

[theskyhound]

Hi,

The MPC has been a mess lately. There are two ways to go:

Download a Single Minor Planet

1. Open the Minor Planet Database
2. Select Download/Import Data
3. Click on Get single minor planet from the MPC

That seems to work, but I can't vouch for when they last updated the elements

Paste the Orbit from HORIZONS:

1. Open the Minor Planet Database
2. Click on Enter New Minor Planet
3. Copy and paste the elements from HORIZONS

You will have to enter the designations by hand, since HORIZONS only includes the orbit data in the element format.