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what does '2019 OK' mean, is that the rock name? It would be good if your bot attached some sort of 'oh shit' scale, based on size and closest approach

• Rexxar 7y ago
  It seems to be a naming convention for provisional names (https://www.quora.com/How-are-asteroids-named https://www.quora.com/How-are-asteroids-named) 2019 OK : - "2019" => discovered in 2019 - O => discovered in 2nd half of july - K => 10th object discovered in this period
  • yummybear 7y ago
    Why isn’t I in the second table?
    • brokencube 7y ago
      Probably to prevent confusion with "1"
      • _0ffh 7y ago
        Commonly it's to prevent confusion with "J". A confusion with a number when only letters are expected in that place is unlikely.
        • sova 7y ago
          Il10ojJIi
• radisb 7y ago
  '2019' = present year, 'OK' = we didn't get wiped out