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Information onthe process of checking the discovery circumstances of the numbered minor planets.

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There are 15 members of the WGSBN, 11 of whom are voting members. The other four members, who areex-officio, are representatives for the IAU WG Planetary System Nomenclature and the Minor Planet Center, as wellas the IAU President and General Secretary.

The current members of the WGSBN are listed below:

• Jana Tichá, Chair
• Keith Noll, Vice-Chair
• Gareth Williams, Secretary
• Yuliya Chernetenko
• Romina Paula Di Sisto (Rotating Member)
• Julio Fernández
• Daniel Green
• Pam Kilmartin
• Syuichi Nakano
• Carrie Nugent
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• Willy Benz,ex-officio (IAU President)
• Diana Worrall,ex-officio (IAU General Secretary)
• Rita Schulz,ex-officio (WGPSN)
• Peter Vereš,ex-officio (MPC)

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The full archive ofWGSBN Bulletins is below:

 2025
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•  Volume 5, #26 (2025 Nov. 7)
•  Volume 5, #25 (2025 Nov. 3)
•  Volume 5, #24 (2025 Oct. 13)
•  Volume 5, #23 (2025 Oct. 13)
•  Volume 5, #22 (2025 Oct. 2)
•  Volume 5, #21 (2025 Sept. 22)
•  Volume 5, #20 (2025 Sept. 1)
•  Volume 5, #19 (2025 Aug. 11)
•  Volume 5, #18 (2025 Aug. 2)
•  Volume 5, #17 (2025 July 21)
•  Volume 5, #16 (2025 July 5)
•  Volume 5, #15 (2025 June 30)
•  Volume 5, #14 (2025 June 14)
•  Volume 5, #13 (2025 June 13)
•  Volume 5, #12 (2025 June 11)
•  Volume 5, #11 (2025 June 9)
•  Volume 5, #10 (2025 May 29)
•  Volume 5, #9 (2025 May 19)
•  Volume 5, #8 (2025 May 5)
•  Volume 5, #7 (2025 Apr. 28)
•  Volume 5, #6 (2025 Apr. 13)
•  Volume 5, #5 (2025 Apr. 7)
•  Volume 5, #4 (2025 Mar. 17)
•  Volume 5, #3 (2025 Feb. 24)
•  Volume 5, #2 (2025 Feb. 3)
•  Volume 5, #1 (2025 Jan. 13)

 2024
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•  Volume 4, #17 (2024 Dec. 16)
•  Volume 4, #16 (2024 Nov. 25)
•  Volume 4, #15 (2024 Nov. 4)
•  Volume 4, #14 (2024 Oct. 14)
•  Volume 4, #13 (2024 Sept. 23)
•  Volume 4, #12 (2024 Sept. 2)
•  Volume 4, #11 (2024 Aug. 15)
•  Volume 4, #10 (2024 July 15)
•  Volume 4, #9 (2024 July 1)
•  Volume 4, #8 (2024 June 10)
•  Volume 4, #7 (2024 May 20)
•  Volume 4, #6 (2024 Apr. 29)
•  Volume 4, #5 (2024 Apr. 9)
•  Volume 4, #4 (2024 Mar. 18)
•  Volume 4, #3 (2024 Feb. 26)
•  Volume 4, #2 (2024 Feb. 5)
•  Volume 4, #1 (2024 Jan. 15)

 2023
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•  Volume 3, #17 (2023 Dec. 19)
•  Volume 3, #16 (2023 Nov. 27)
•  Volume 3, #15 (2023 Nov. 8)
•  Volume 3, #14 (2023 Oct. 16)
•  Volume 3, #13 (2023 Sept. 25)
•  Volume 3, #12 (2023 Aug. 14)
•  Volume 3, #11 (2023 July 24)
•  Volume 3, #10 (2023 July 3)
•  Volume 3, #9 (2023 June 21)
•  Volume 3, #8 (2023 June 12)
•  Volume 3, #7 (2023 May 22)
•  Volume 3, #6 (2023 May 1)
•  Volume 3, #5 (2023 Apr. 10)
•  Volume 3, #4 (2023 Mar. 20)
•  Volume 3, #3 (2023 Feb. 27)
•  Volume 3, #2 (2023 Feb. 6)
•  Volume 3, #1 (2023 Jan. 16)

 2022
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•  Volume 2, #16 (2022 Dec. 12)
•  Volume 2, #15 (2022 Nov. 21)
•  Volume 2, #14 (2022 Oct. 24)
•  Volume 2, #13 (2022 Oct. 3)
•  Volume 2, #12 (2022 Sept. 12)
•  Volume 2, #11 (2022 Aug. 15)
•  Volume 2, #10 (2022 July 25)
•  Volume 2, #9 (2022 July 4)
•  Volume 2, #8 (2022 June 13)
•  Volume 2, #7 (2022 May 23)
•  Volume 2, #6 (2022 May 2)
•  Volume 2, #5 (2022 Apr. 11)
•  Volume 2, #4 (2022 Mar. 21)
•  Volume 2, #3 (2022 Feb. 28)
•  Volume 2, #2 (2022 Feb. 7)
•  Volume 2, #1 (2022 Jan. 17)

 2021
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•  Volume 1, #13 (2021 Dec. 20)
•  Volume 1, #12 (2021 Nov. 29)
•  Volume 1, #11 (2021 Nov. 8)
•  Volume 1, #10 (2021 Oct. 15)
•  Volume 1, #9 (2021 Oct. 12)
•  Volume 1, #8 (2021 Sept. 20)
•  Volume 1, #7 (2021 Sept. 2)
•  Volume 1, #6 (2021 Aug. 24)
•  Volume 1, #5 (2021 July 28)
•  Volume 1, #4 (2021 July 4)
•  Volume 1, #3 (2021 June 16)
•  Volume 1, #2 (2021 June 11)
•  Volume 1, #1 (2021 May 14)