How To Report a Discovery
Taken from http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/HowToReportDiscovery.html

Discovery of many kinds of transient astronomical phenomena (e.g., comets, novae, supernovae, etc.) should be reported to the CBAT. The Bureau is responsible for assigning designations to comets and supernovae.

Meteor(ite)/fireball reports should not be reported to the Bureau, but to the Fireball Data Center of the International Meteor Organization, idac@imo.net.

Discoveries of new minor planets should be reported to the Minor Planet Center.

A listing of the information that you should include in any discovery report concerning comets, supernovae, novae, outbursts of variable stars, or features on planetary surfaces is available.

If you wish to report a discovery you may report it on this discovery form. Please ensure that you have read the documentation on what information you should include in your report --- incomplete reports may be ignored. When you have completed the discovery form it will be e-mailed to the Bureau staff for processing. Alternatively, you may e-mail a report directly to cbat@cfa.harvard.edu.

Please read this to see how to represent non-standard characters.

Some items submitted for publication in the IAUCs are assessed line charges. Here is a description of which items are subject to line charges and the current line-charge rates.

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