API archive entry · source-reported
Minor Planet Center
Asterank.com Information
Decision snapshot
Minor Planet Center is catalogued as a Science & Math API from Minor Planet Center. The directory reports no auth authentication, HTTPS as unconfirmed, and CORS as unknown.
- Category
- Science & Math
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Unconfirmed
- CORS
- Unknown
Evaluation pathway
- Define endpoints, fields, freshness, and expected request volume.
- Read the live source and confirm access, terms, limits, and version.
- Test representative inputs, errors, latency, pagination, and data quality.
- Plan monitoring, retries, caching, version pinning, and a fallback.
What still needs verification
Pricing and quotas
Confirm current plans, free-tier limits, overages, and request ceilings.
Endpoint coverage
Check that the operations and response fields match the intended workload.
Reliability
Look for uptime history, a status page, support routes, and service commitments.
Data and privacy
Review retention, licensing, regional processing, and compliance requirements.
Versioning
Confirm the active version, change policy, deprecation window, and migration guidance.
Developer experience
Validate SDKs, examples, error formats, pagination, and test environments.
Nearby Science & Math options
Numbers
Facts about numbers
No auth · HTTPS unconfirmed · CORS No
Open Notify
ISS astronauts, current location, etc
No auth · HTTPS unconfirmed · CORS No
arcsecond.io
Multiple astronomy data sources
No auth · HTTPS reported · CORS Unknown
Source reference
This page separates source-reported facts from questions that need live provider verification.