Boris1961,<br /><br />XP 14 is the designation of the asteroid. From the MPC<br />( Minor Planet Center)<br /><br />
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/info/OldDesDoc.html<br /><br /> "Letter Dates Letter Dates<br /> A Jan. 1-15 B Jan. 16-31<br /> C Feb. 1-15 D Feb. 16-29<br /> E Mar. 1-15 F Mar. 16-31<br /> G Apr. 1-15 H Apr. 16-30<br /> J May 1-15 K May 16-31<br /> L June 1-15 M June 16-30<br /> N July 1-15 O July 16-31<br /> P Aug. 1-15 Q Aug. 16-31<br /> R Sept.1-15 S Sept.16-30<br /> T Oct. 1-15 U Oct. 16-31<br /> V Nov. 1-15 W Nov. 16-30<br /> X Dec. 1-15 Y Dec. 16-31<br /><br /> I is omitted and Z is unused<br /><br />The order within the month is indicated using letters as follows: <br /> A = 1st B = 2nd C = 3rd D = 4th E = 5th<br /> F = 6th G = 7th H = 8th J = 9th K = 10th<br /> L = 11th M = 12th N = 13th O = 14th P = 15th<br /> Q = 16th R = 17th S = 18th T = 19th U = 20th<br /> V = 21st W = 22nd X = 23rd Y = 24th Z = 25th<br /><br /> I is omitted<br /><br />If there are more than 25 discoveries in any one half-month period, the second letter is recycled and a numeral `1' is added to the end of the designation. If more than 50 discoveries, the second-letter is again recycled, with a numeral `2' appended after the second letter. Discoveries 76-100 have numeral `3' added, numbers 101-125 numeral `4', etc. When possible, these additional numbers should be indicated using subscript characters. "<br /><br />Now something must have changed, since on various lists there, I see nu <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>