New module to query Lowell Observatory astorbDB database

CHANGES.rst

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 New Tools and Services
 ----------------------
 
+lowellmps
+^^^^^^^^^
 
+- module added to query the Lowell Minor Planet Services database [#3203]
 
 API changes
 -----------

astroquery/lowellmps/__init__.py

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+# Licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license - see LICENSE.rst
+
+"""
+LOWELLMPS
+-------------------------
+
+:author: Henry Hsieh (hhsieh@gmail.com)
+"""
+
+# Make the URL of the server, timeout and other items configurable
+# See <http://docs.astropy.org/en/latest/config/index.html#developer-usage>
+# for docs and examples on how to do this
+# Below is a common use case
+
+from astropy import config as _config
+
+
+class Conf(_config.ConfigNamespace):
+    """
+    Configuration parameters for `astroquery.lowellmps`.
+    """
+    server = _config.ConfigItem(
+        ['https://asteroid.lowell.edu/api/asteroids/'],
+        'astorbDB')
+
+    timeout = _config.ConfigItem(
+        30,
+        'Time limit for connecting to Lowell astorbDB server.')
+
+
+conf = Conf()
+
+# Now import your public class
+# Should probably have the same name as your module
+from .core import AstInfo, AstInfoClass
+
+__all__ = ['AstInfo', 'AstInfoClass',
+           'Conf', 'conf',
+           ]