[1] The NEOCP was established by the MPC on the World Wide Web in March 1996.
[4] If the object is confirmed as a new NEO, it is given a provisional designation and its observations will be immediately published in a Minor Planet Electronic Circular (MPEC).
If the object is a recovery of an already-designated NEO on a new opposition, it will also be immediately published in an MPEC.
Otherwise, if the object is confirmed as a minor planet that is not a NEO, it will be published in a Daily Orbit Update MPEC on the following day.
[4] Any objects that are not confirmed due to an insufficient observation arc or a false-positive detection will have its observations archived in the MPC's Isolated Tracklet File of unconfirmed minor planet candidates.