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== Description ==

This template creates an external link to [[International Astronomical Union|IAU]]'s Bulletin (PDF file) of newly named comets and minor planets ''(see [https://www.iau.org/publications/iau/wgsbn-bulletins/ publication list])''. Responsible for assigning names is IAU's Working Group (WG) on Small Body Nomenclature ([[WGSBN]]). For more details, ''see [https://www.wgsbn-iau.org/ WGSBN's homepage]''.

== Usage ==
This template is currently used in the Reference-column in [[Meanings of minor planet names]] ([[MoMP|''for the partial lists, see index'']]). This template requires three (unnamed) parameters, that give the
* volume (1–999)
* issue (1–999), and
* page number (1–999)
of a WGSBN Bulletin for a specific citation. Missing parameter values default to <code>volume 1</code>, <code>issue 1</code>, and <code>page 1</code>, respectively.

== Example ==
* <code><nowiki>{{WGSBNB|1|2|10}}</nowiki></code> produces {{WGSBNB|1|2|10}}, a link to the corresponding Bulletin for the naming of asteroid {{-r|27400 Mikewong}}, which can be found in volume 1, issue #2, on page 10.

== See also ==
{{Minor planet link templates/See also}}

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