2008-01-14 Tracking News

Contents on 14 January '08

Radar Astrometry -- one object
IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- eight listings: 1 new, 7 updated
- New MPECs -- ten MPECs
- Observers -- 66 observing facilities
Impact Risk Monitoring -- nothing to report
Chronology

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Radar Astrometry on 14 January '08

Radar observation of one object

The JPL Solar System Dynamics Group Radar Astrometry database has added the following small-body radar observing work:

Data addition noted at 1931 UTC when the database was dated 14 Jan.

1989 AZ from Arecibo at Jan. 4.91 (velocity)

NEOCP Activity on 14 January '08

The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page has 8 listings: 1 new, 7 updated

When last checked at 2355 UTC today, the Minor Planet Center's NEO discovery Confirmation Page (NEOCP) had one new and seven updated listings. Of these, six were "one nighters." The Tracking News counted a total of nineteen objects listed on the NEOCP at some point on this day.

New MPECs on 14 January '08

Minor Planet Electronic Circulars

There were ten MPECs issued this day from the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

MPEC 2008-A61 time-stamped "01:15 UT" - Comet C/2007 W1 (Boattini) - see below
MPEC 2008-A62 time-stamped "01:18 UT" - Comet C/2007 W3 (LINEAR) - see below
MPEC 2008-A63 time-stamped "01:20 UT" - Comet C/2007 Y1 (LINEAR) - see below
MPEC 2008-A64 time-stamped "01:23 UT" - Comet C/2007 Y2 (McNaught) - see below
MPEC 2008-A65 time-stamped "01:28 UT" - Comet C/2008 A1 (McNaught) - see below
MPEC 2008-A66 time-stamped "01:45 UT" - Observations of Comets - see below
MPEC 2008-A67 time-stamped "07:09 UT" - Daily Orbit Update - see below
MPEC 2008-A68 time-stamped "15:19 UT" - 2008 AZ30 - see below
MPEC 2008-A69 time-stamped "15:22 UT" - 2008 AA31 - see below
MPEC 2008-A70 time-stamped "15:26 UT" - 2008 AB31

MPEC 2008-A70 - "15:26 UT" - 2008 AB31

K08A31B 2008 AB31 (H=20.1 ~323m) was discovered at 1026 UT on 12 Jan. by the Mt. Lemmon Survey (MLS), which observed it at Jan. 12.43-46p4 and 12.51-53p3. The discovery was confirmed by Guidestar Obs. (Jan. 13.08-13p3), Sabino Canyon Obs. (Jan. 13.37-38p3), and the Spacewatch 1.8m telescope (Jan. 14.39-40p3).

MPEC 2008-A69 - "15:22 UT" - 2008 AA31

K08A31A 2008 AA31 (small asteroid, Q=4.062 AU, Earth MOID=5.1 LD, H=24.1 ~51m) was discovered at 0950 UT on 12 Jan. by the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS), which observed it at Jan. 12.41-46p8 and 12.51p4. The discovery was confirmed by Hibiscus Obs. (Jan. 12.57-59p2), Bergen-Enkheim Obs. (Jan. 12.95-98p7), Guidestar Obs. (Jan. 13.05-06p3), Sabino Canyon Obs. (Jan. 13.39p3), Altschwendt Obs. (Jan. 14.01-03p5), and the SZTE Asteroid Program (SZTE) (Jan. 14.21p4).

MPEC 2008-A68 - "15:19 UT" - 2008 AZ30

K08A30Z 2008 AZ30 (borderline-small, H=22.0 ~135m) was discovered at 0452 UT on 12 Jan. by LINEAR, which observed it at Jan. 12.20-25p5 and 13.22-26p4. The discovery was confirmed by MLS (Jan. 13.09-10p8), CSS (Jan. 13.16-18p4), Farpoint Obs. (Jan. 13.28p4), Sabino Canyon Obs. (Jan. 13.33-34p3), Drebach Obs. (Jan. 13.74p5), Gnosca Obs. (Jan. 13.74p1 & 13.79p1), Guidestar Obs. (Jan. 13.74-77p4), and Jim Young via Table Mtn. Obs. (Jan. 14.21-22p4).

<< DOU on 14 Jan. '08 >> MPEC 2008-A67 - "07:09 UT" - Daily Orbit Update

Observations of recently (no longer) risk-listed objects
K08A04E 2008 AE4 (small asteroid, arc=4 days, H=24.1 ~51m) from Inastars Obs. (Jan. 13.78-79p3)
K07Y56M 2007 YM56 (small asteroid, arc=14 days, H=22.2 ~123m) from MLS (Jan. 13.25-26p3) and Spacewatch 1.8m (Jan. 13.26-27p3)
K07Y00Z 2007 YZ (arc=25 days, H=19.6 ~407m) from Star Ridge Obs. (Dec. 31.35-36p4 & Jan. 1.18-19p4)
K07Y00J 2007 YJ (arc=28 days, H=21.6 ~162m) from Spacewatch 1.8m (Jan. 13.29-30p3)
K07X10B 2007 XB10 (i=41.4°, arc=39 days, H=17.5 ~1.07 km) from Spacewatch 1.8m (Jan. 13.31-33p3)
Observations of small asteroids (H>22.0)
K08A28U 2008 AU28 (arc=3 days, H=24.9 ~35m) from Marxuquera Obs. (Jan. 12.87-88p3) and Inastars Obs. (Jan. 13.75p3)
K08A03F 2008 AF3 (arc=4 days, H=26.1 ~20m) from Starkenburg Obs. (Jan. 13.80p4)
K07Y56T 2007 YT56 (arc=13 days, H=23.4 ~71m) from Spacewatch 1.8m (Jan. 13.42-43p3)
Observations of other objects
K08A00D 2008 AD (arc=12 days, H=20.1 ~323m) from Marxuquera Obs. (Jan. 12.81-83p3)
K07Y01X 2007 YX1 (Q=4.542 AU, arc=2 opp, H=17.2 ~1.23 km) from Desert Moon Obs. (Jan. 13.21-23p3)
K07Y00K 2007 YK (arc=29 days, H=17.6 ~1.02 km) from Atlante Obs. (Jan. 14.01-04p3)
K07T24U 2007 TU24 (arc=94 days, H=20.2 ~309m) from Desert Moon Obs. (Jan. 13.06-07p3) and Boambee Obs. (Jan. 13.43-49p3)
K05X01D 2005 XD1 (arc=2 opp, H=19.4 ~446m) from Drebach Obs. (Jan. 13.86p3)
K04XG4P 2004 XP164 (arc=3 opp, H=17.5 ~1.07 km) from Desert Moon Obs. (Jan. 13.25-26p3)
K04A01R 2004 AR1 (arc=3 opp, H=19.8 ~371m) from CSS (Jan. 13.28-30p4)
K03YB7S 2003 YS117 (arc=3 opp, H=18.3 ~741m) from Inastars Obs. (Jan. 13.91-92p4)
K03B35T 2003 BT35 (i=57.3°, arc=3 opp, H=18.7 ~616m) from LINEAR (Jan. 13.46-49p4)
K02X04Y 2002 XY4 (i=43.1°, arc=3 opp, H=19.0 ~537m) from Boambee Obs. (Jan. 13.45-50p3)
K02RB8C 2002 RC118 (Q=4.624 AU, arc=2 opp, H=16.7 ~1.55 km) from Boambee Obs. (Jan. 13.45-51p4)
K02C19C 2002 CC19 (i=50.1°, arc=5 opp, H=17.5 ~1.07 km) from LINEAR (Jan. 13.47-51p4)
G2980 162980 2001 RR17 from Desert Moon Obs. (Jan. 13.10-15p3)
F4347 154347 2002 XK4 from CSS (Jan. 13.23-25p4)
F4278 154278 2002 TB9 from Boambee Obs. (Jan. 13.44-49p3)
D7427 137427 1999 TF211 from LINEAR (Jan. 13.48-52p4)
D7052 137052 1998 VO33 from LINEAR (Jan. 13.21-26p5)
85709 85709 1998 SG36 from Boambee Obs. (Jan. 13.46-51p3) and the Siding Spring Survey (SSS) (Jan. 13.56-58p3)
68359 68359 2001 OZ13 from Malaga Obs. (Jan. 13.08-09p3)
54686 54686 2001 DU8 from Boambee Obs. (Jan. 13.45-51p3)
21374 21374 1997 WS22 from LINEAR (Jan. 13.08-13p5)
03288 3288 Seleucus (1982 DV) from LINEAR (Jan. 13.33-38p5)
02102 2102 Tantalus (1975 YA) from Boambee Obs. (Jan. 13.44-50p3)
01580 1580 Betulia (1950 KA) from LINEAR (Jan. 13.14-18p4)

MPEC 2008-A66 - "01:45 UT" - Observations of Comets

PK07V010 P/2007 V1 (Larson) from Kiev Comet Station (Jan. 4.97-99p4) and Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 6.99p1, 7.96p1 & 8.01p1)
CK07U010 C/2007 U1 (LINEAR) from Moriyama Obs. (Jan. 6.55p2) and Rodeno Obs. (Jan. 12.97-98p3)
PK07T060 P/2007 T6 (Catalina) from Petit Jean Mtn. South Obs. (PJMSO) (Jan. 10.26p5), Skylive Obs. (Jan. 12.03-05p2), LINEAR (Jan. 12.33-38p5), and Paus Obs. (Jan. 12.95p1)
CK07T050 C/2007 T5 (Gibbs) from Ageo Obs. (Jan. 5.77p3), PJMSO (Jan. 10.24p5), Buchloe Obs. (Jan. 10.97p3), CSS (Jan. 11.29-32p4), LINEAR (Jan. 11.33-38p5), and Skylive Obs. (Jan. 12.03p2)
CK07S020 C/2007 S2 (Lemmon) from Purple Mtn. Obs. XuYi Station (Jan. 5.71-76p4), MLS (Jan. 10.36-39p4 & 11.35-37p4), Buchloe Obs. (Jan. 10.98p3), and the Spacewatch 0.9m telescope (Jan. 11.28-32p3)
PK07H010 P/2007 H1 (McNaught) from Moriyama Obs. (Jan. 6.44-45p2), Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 6.81p1), La Vara Obs. (Jan. 10.83-84p2), Masquefa Obs. (Jan. 12.77-78p3), and La Murta Obs. (Jan. 12.82-83p3)
CK07D030 C/2007 D3 (LINEAR) from Kambah Obs. (Dec. 31.61-63p2) and PJMSO (Jan. 10.27p4)
PK07C020 P/2007 C2 (Catalina) from PJMSO (Jan. 9.37-38p5 & 10.23p5), CSS (Jan. 10.41-43p4), and Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 12.07p2)
CK07B020 C/2007 B2 (Skiff) from Casal Lumbroso Obs. (Jan. 2.21-24p3), Monte Deva Obs. (Jan. 8.05-06p5), Ageo Obs. (Jan. 9.76-78p3), LINEAR (Jan. 11.46-51p5), Skylive Obs. (Jan. 12.10-13p3), and Rodeno Obs. (Jan. 13.05-06p3)
CK06W030 C/2006 W3 (Christensen) from Monte Deva Obs. (Jan. 7.94-95p5), La Vara Obs. (Jan. 7.96-97p3), Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 9.13-14p2 & 10.97-98p3), Montcabre Obs. (Jan. 12.80-82p3), and Murcia Obs. (Jan. 12.96-97p3)
CK06S050 C/2006 S5 (Hill) from Purple Mtn. Obs. XuYi Station (Dec. 15.78-81p2), Monte Deva Obs. (Jan. 7.98-99p5), Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 9.11p2 & 12.04-05p3), PJMSO (Jan. 9.36-37p5 & 10.21-22p5), Isle of Man Obs. (Jan. 11.96p2), La Murta Obs. (Jan. 12.86-87p3 & 13.82p3), Carmelita Obs. (Jan. 12.93-95p3), Murcia Obs. (Jan. 12.94p3 & 13.93p3), Atlante Obs. (Jan. 12.95-96p4), Rodeno Obs. (Jan. 12.95-97p3), and Montcabre Obs. (Jan. 13.87-88p3)
CK06S030 C/2006 S3 (LONEOS) from Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 1.81p1 & 6.80p1)
CK06Q010 C/2006 Q1 (McNaught) from AAAA Buenos Aires Obs. (Dec. 8.27-29p3) and North Ryde Obs. (Jan. 10.51-52p2)
CK06O02F C/2006 OF2 (Broughton) from Ageo Obs. (Dec. 31.41p3), La Vara Obs. (Jan. 5.80p2 & 10.82p2), Moriyama Obs. (Jan. 6.42-43p2), Masquefa Obs. (Jan. 12.75-76p3), and La Murta Obs. (Jan. 12.80p3)
CK06K010 C/2006 K1 (McNaught) from Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 7.84p1 & 7.89p1) and La Murta Obs. (Jan. 12.84p3)
PK05SL6B P/2005 SB216 (LONEOS) from Ageo Obs. (Nov. 20.77-78p2 & Jan. 3.74p3)
0191P 191P/McNaught from Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 7.87p1), CSS (Jan. 10.20-22p4), and Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 12.77-78p3)
0190P 190P/Mueller from LINEAR (Jan. 5.20-25p4), Ageo Obs. (Jan. 5.66-67p2), and Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 8.05-09p2)
0188P 188P/LINEAR-Mueller from Kiev Comet Station (Jan. 4.84-87p5), Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 6.81p1 & 6.87p1), LINEAR (Jan. 10.08-13p5), CSS (Jan. 10.12-15p4), Rodeno Obs. (Jan. 12.81-82p3), and Masquefa Obs. (Jan. 12.81p3)
0180P 180P/NEAT from LINEAR (Dec. 19.39-44p5) and Buchloe Obs. (Jan. 11.02p3)
0179P 179P/Jedicke from Kiev Comet Station (Jan. 4.91-95p6), Ageo Obs. (Jan. 5.56-57p2), Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 7.86p1 & 7.91p1), and Chante-Perdrix Obs. (Jan. 7.87-88p3)
0173P 173P/Mueller 5 from LINEAR (Dec. 31.40-44p4), Buchloe Obs. (Jan. 10.95-96p3), and La Murta Obs. (Jan. 12.88p3)
0172P 172P/Yeung from CSS (Dec. 15.47-49p4), Ageo Obs. (Jan. 9.72-73p2), Buchloe Obs. (Jan. 11.01p3), and LINEAR (Jan. 12.34-39p5)
0139P 139P/Vaisala-Oterma from Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 6.82p1), Chante-Perdrix Obs. (Jan. 7.80-82p3), and CSS (Jan. 10.13-16p4)
0128P 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 from Kiev Comet Station (Jan. 5.05-07p6), Ageo Obs. (Jan. 5.72-73p3), and La Murta Obs. (Jan. 12.95-96p3)
0124P 124P/Mrkos from Malaga Obs. (Jan. 7.11-13p4), Rodeno Obs. (Jan. 12.99-00p3), and Atlante Obs. (Jan. 13.07-08p3)
0117P 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 from Ageo Obs. (Dec. 30.59-60p2, Jan. 3.56-57p2 & 6.45-46p2), La Vara Obs. (Jan. 7.91-92p3), Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 12.75p2), and Rodeno Obs. (Jan. 12.88-90p3)
0116P 116P/Wild 4 from Ageo Obs. (Jan. 3.64p2), Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 7.98p1 & 8.03p1), and Montcabre Obs. (Jan. 13.82-84p3)
0113P 113P/Spitaler from Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 1.84p1 & 6.83p1) and Ageo Obs. (Jan. 5.43-44p3)
0110P 110P/Hartley 3 from Monte Deva Obs. (Jan. 7.96-97p5 & 13.03-04p5), Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 8.04-08p2), LINEAR (Jan. 9.20-26p5), Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 10.87-88p4 & 11.92-93p3), Isle of Man Obs. (Jan. 11.95p2), Bocholt Obs. (Jan. 12.75-76p11), Tucci Obs. (Jan. 12.79p3), Montcabre Obs. (Jan. 12.82-84p3), Rodeno Obs. (Jan. 12.91-92p3), La Murta Obs. (Jan. 12.93p3), and Murcia Obs. (Jan. 12.95p3 & 13.89p3)
0093P 93P/Lovas 1 from Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (Jan. 4.38-39p4), Malaga Obs. (Jan. 6.85-86p3), Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 6.95p1 & 7.94-97p2), La Vara Obs. (Jan. 7.89-90p3), Monte Deva Obs. (Jan. 7.92-93p5, 10.88-89p5 & 12.95-97p5), Stammersdorf Obs. (Jan. 8.88-90p6), Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 10.94p1 & 12.76-77p3), Rodeno Obs. (Jan. 12.87-88p3), La Murta Obs. (Jan. 12.91p3), and Murcia Obs. (Jan. 13.82p3)
0079P 79P/du Toit-Hartley from Ageo Obs. (Dec. 30.77-78p3), Andrushivka Obs. (Jan. 4.98-00p4), Nazaret Obs. (Jan. 9.00-01p3), Buchloe Obs. (Jan. 10.95p3), Atlante Obs. (Jan. 10.96-98p3), Spacewatch 0.9m (Jan. 11.18-21p6), and Montcabre Obs. (Jan. 12.94p3)
0077P 77P/Longmore from Chante-Perdrix Obs. (Jan. 7.92-94p6, 8.80-84p3 & 9.89-92p3)
0074P 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh from Ageo Obs. (Jan. 3.69-70p3), Kiev Comet Station (Jan. 5.90-92p5), Nazaret Obs. (Jan. 6.94-95p3), Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 7.00p1 & 8.08p1), Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 10.86p2 & 11.93-94p2), MLS (Jan. 12.28-30p4), La Murta Obs. (Jan. 12.93p3), and Murcia Obs. (Jan. 13.90-91p3)
0070P 70P/Kojima from Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 9.17p2), LINEAR (Jan. 9.40-46p5), and Buchloe Obs. (Jan. 11.07p3)
0065P 65P/Gunn from Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 9.15p2 & 12.10-11p2), PJMSO (Jan. 10.25p5), and LINEAR (Jan. 11.33-38p5)
0050P 50P/Arend from Panker Obs. (Dec. 9.81-83p3), Ageo Obs. (Jan. 3.59-60p3), Kiev Comet Station (Jan. 5.85-87p4), Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 6.98p1, 7.95p1 & 7.99p1), Nazaret Obs. (Jan. 8.83-85p3), Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 11.87-88p2 & 12.79-80p3), Rodeno Obs. (Jan. 12.85-87p3), La Murta Obs. (Jan. 12.90p3), and Murcia Obs. (Jan. 13.83p3)
0046P 46P/Wirtanen from Ageo Obs. (Dec. 30.40p3, Jan. 1.42p2 & 5.37-38p3), Kiev Comet Station (Jan. 5.81p2), La Vara Obs. (Jan. 5.81p2, 7.83-84p3 & 10.83p3), Moriyama Obs. (Jan. 6.43-44p2), Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 6.80p1), Chante-Perdrix Obs. (Jan. 7.77-78p3), Monte Deva Obs. (Jan. 7.87-88p5, 10.85-86p5 & 12.86-87p5), Stammersdorf Obs. (Jan. 8.77-79p5), Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 12.71-72p4), Masquefa Obs. (Jan. 12.74p3), Rodeno Obs. (Jan. 12.78-79p3), La Murta Obs. (Jan. 12.81p3 & 13.80p3), and Huelva Obs. (Jan. 12.87p1)
0029P 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 from Panker Obs. (Dec. 9.88-89p3), Montseny Obs. (Jan. 1.85-86p5), Kiev Comet Station (Jan. 5.00p2), Nazaret Obs. (Jan. 6.92-93p2, 7.92-93p3 & 9.94-96p3), Malaga Obs. (Jan. 7.06-07p3 & 12.89-93p6), Montana Blanca Obs. (Jan. 7.83-84p3 & 9.83-84p3), La Vara Obs. (Jan. 7.94-95p3), Monte Deva Obs. (Jan. 7.97-98p5 & 9.00-01p4), Montcabre Obs. (Jan. 8.87p1, 10.83-84p3, 12.85-88p3 & 13.74p2), Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 9.09p1 & 11.97p2), PJMSO (Jan. 9.24-25p6 & 10.11-14p5), Inastars Obs. (Jan. 10.83p2), La Murta Obs. (Jan. 12.85p3 & 13.78p3), Carmelita Obs. (Jan. 12.86-88p3), Atlante Obs. (Jan. 12.88-92p3), Rodeno Obs. (Jan. 12.92-93p3), and Murcia Obs. (Jan. 12.96p3 & 13.84-85p3)
0026P 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup from Kambah Obs. (Dec. 29.66-67p2), Ageo Obs. (Jan. 5.81p2), and North Ryde Obs. (Jan. 10.64-66p2 & 11.63-64p2)
0017P 17P/Holmes from Panker Obs. (Dec. 9.73-79p6 & 31.78-80p4), Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (Jan. 6.37-40p4), Moriyama Obs. (Jan. 6.51-52p2), Klet Obs. (Jan. 6.86p8), Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 6.98p1, 7.95p1 & 7.99p1), Malaga Obs. (Jan. 7.01-02p4), Chante-Perdrix Obs. (Jan. 7.83-84p3, 8.78-79p3, 9.77-78p3 & 13.82-83p3), Nazaret Obs. (Jan. 7.84-86p3 & 8.80-83p3), La Vara Obs. (Jan. 7.87-88p3 & 9.94-95p3), Stammersdorf Obs. (Jan. 8.83-85p3), Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 9.12p2, 10.95-96p2, 11.89p3 & 12.81-83p5), PJMSO (Jan. 9.22p6 & 11.23-24p6), RAS Obs. Mayhill (Jan. 12.15p2), Montcabre Obs. (Jan. 12.77-79p3 & 13.76-77p3), Rodeno Obs. (Jan. 12.84-85p3), Atlante Obs. (Jan. 12.86-87p3), La Murta Obs. (Jan. 12.91p3 & 13.83p3), and Monte Deva Obs. (Jan. 13.01-02p4)
0008P 8P/Tuttle from Panker Obs. (Dec. 9.90-91p4 & 31.74p5), Montseny Obs. (Jan. 1.79-81p4), Siegen Obs. (Jan. 2.82-83p2 & 6.82-83p3), Remanzacco Obs. (Jan. 2.86p1), Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (Jan. 4.37p3), Moriyama Obs. (Jan. 6.46p2), Nazaret Obs. (Jan. 6.83-84p3, 7.87-89p4, 8.89p3, 9.88-90p3 & 10.89-93p3), Klet Obs. (Jan. 6.84-85p7), Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 6.89p1, 6.95p1 & 7.89-91p3), La Vara Obs. (Jan. 6.90-91p6, 7.85p3, 9.93p3 & 10.84-85p3), Chante-Perdrix Obs. (Jan. 7.78-79p3 & 8.77-78p3), Monte Deva Obs. (Jan. 7.88-89p5, 10.87p5 & 12.87-88p5), Murcia Obs. (Jan. 7.89p3, 12.77-78p3 & 13.81p3), Stammersdorf Obs. (Jan. 8.81-82p6), Montcabre Obs. (Jan. 8.87p3, 10.80p3 & 12.76p3), Linceo Obs. (Jan. 9.78-81p3 & 12.77-79p3), PJMSO (Jan. 10.04-05p8), Isle of Man Obs. (Jan. 11.91p1), Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 12.73p6), Rodeno Obs. (Jan. 12.79-80p3), Masquefa Obs. (Jan. 12.80p3), Tucci Obs. (Jan. 12.80p3), La Murta Obs. (Jan. 12.83p3 & 13.81-82p3), and Huelva Obs. (Jan. 12.91-94p4)

MPEC 2008-A65 - "01:28 UT" - Comet C/2008 A1 (McNaught)

CK08A010 C/2008 A1 (i=81.9°, q=1.041 AU, TP=2008 Sept. 25.846 TT) from Castlemaine Obs. (Jan. 11.50-51p2), Australian Natl. Univ. 1m telescope (Jan. 11.52-53p3, 12.51p1 & 12.75-76p2), and SSS (Jan. 11.76p1 & 13.76p1)

MPEC 2008-A64 - "01:23 UT" - Comet C/2007 Y2 (McNaught)

CK07Y020 C/2007 Y2 (McNaught) (i=98.5°, q=4.207 AU, TP=2008 Apr. 11.179 TT) from North Ryde Obs. (Jan. 7.44p1, 9.45-48p2 & 10.44-47p2) and SSS (Jan. 9.68-69p2)

MPEC 2008-A63 - "01:20 UT" - Comet C/2007 Y1 (LINEAR)

CK07Y010 C/2007 Y1 (LINEAR) (i=110.2°, q=3.341 AU, TP=2008 Mar. 19.128 TT) from Kiev Comet Station (Jan. 5.10-14p6), Moriyama Obs. (Jan. 5.73p2), North Ryde Obs. (Jan. 6.54-55p2, 10.54-58p2 & 11.55-58p2), Ageo Obs. (Jan. 10.75p3), Table Mtn. Obs. (Jan. 11.36-37p2), and LINEAR (Jan. 11.39-44p5 & 12.33-38p4)

MPEC 2008-A62 - "01:18 UT" - Comet C/2007 W3 (LINEAR)

CK07W030 C/2007 W3 (LINEAR) (i=78.7°, q=1.776 AU, TP=2008 June 2.8036 TT) from Kiev Comet Station (Jan. 2.97-99p2), Klet Obs. (Jan. 6.88-89p8), and Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 10.98-99p2)

MPEC 2008-A61 - "01:15 UT" - Comet C/2007 W1 (Boattini)

CK07W010 C/2007 W1 (Boattini) (i=9.9°, q=0.850 AU, TP=2008 June 24.9055 TT) from Kiev Comet Station (Jan. 5.15-18p7), Monte Deva Obs. (Jan. 8.08-09p5), Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. (Jan. 9.18p2), North Ryde Obs. (Jan. 10.69-71p2 & 11.68-69p2), Buchloe Obs. (Jan. 11.07p3), and Rodeno Obs. (Jan. 13.06-08p3)

Observers on 14 January '08

A total of 66 observing facilities appeared in this day's MPECs.

Code	Observer / observatory
`834`	AAAA Buenos Aires Obs. in Argentina, 1 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- C/2006 Q1
`349`	Ageo Obs. in Japan, 17 in MPECs 2008-A63 & 2008-A66 -- C/2007 Y1, C/2007 T5, C/2007 B2, C/2006 OF2, P/2005 SB216, 190P, 179P, 172P, 128P, 117P, 116P, 113P, 79P, 74P, 50P, 46P, 26P
`A44`	Altschwendt Obs. in Austria, 1 in MPEC 2008-A69 -- 2008 AA31
`A50`	Andrushivka Obs. in the Ukraine, 1 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- 79P
`251`	Arecibo in Puerto Rico, 1 in radar -- 1989 AZ
`J51`	Atlante Obs. in the Canary Islands, 6 in MPECs 2008-A66 & 2008-A67 -- 2007 YK, C/2006 S5, 124P, 79P, 29P, 17P
`413`	Australian Natl. Univ. 1m telescope in New South Wales, 1 in MPEC 2008-A65 -- C/2008 A1
`A74`	Bergen-Enkheim Obs. in Germany, 1 in MPEC 2008-A69 -- 2008 AA31
`432`	Boambee Obs. in New South Wales, 7 in MPEC 2008-A67 -- 2007 TU24, 2002 XY4, 2002 RC118, 85709, 54686, 154278, 2102
`B48`	Bocholt Obs. in Germany, 1 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- 110P
`215`	Buchloe Obs. in Germany, 8 in MPECs 2008-A61 & 2008-A66 -- C/2007 W1, C/2007 T5, C/2007 S2, 180P, 173P, 172P, 79P, 70P
`B20`	Carmelita Obs. in Spain, 2 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- C/2006 S5, 29P
`B53`	Casal Lumbroso Obs., 1 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- C/2007 B2
`E00`	Castlemaine Obs., 1 in MPEC 2008-A65 -- C/2008 A1
`703`	Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) in Arizona, 10 in MPECs 2008-A66, 2008-A67, 2008-A68 & 2008-A69 -- 2008 AZ30, 2008 AA31, C/2007 T5, P/2007 C2, 2004 AR1, 154347, 191P, 188P, 172P, 139P
`A77`	Chante-Perdrix Obs. in France, 6 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- 179P, 139P, 77P, 46P, 17P, 8P
`448`	Desert Moon Obs. in New Mexico, 4 in MPEC 2008-A67 -- 2007 YX1, 2007 TU24, 2004 XP164, 162980
`113`	Drebach Obs. in Germany, 2 in MPECs 2008-A67 & 2008-A68 -- 2008 AZ30, 2005 XD1
`734`	Farpoint Obs. in Kansas, 1 in MPEC 2008-A68 -- 2008 AZ30
`143`	Gnosca Obs. in Switzerland, 1 in MPEC 2008-A68 -- 2008 AZ30
`A17`	Guidestar Obs. in Germany, 3 in MPECs 2008-A68, 2008-A69 & 2008-A70 -- 2008 AZ30, 2008 AB31, 2008 AA31
`379`	Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. in Japan, 3 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- 93P, 17P, 8P
`F84`	Hibiscus Obs. in Tahiti, 1 in MPEC 2008-A69 -- 2008 AA31
`J37`	Huelva Obs. in Spain, 2 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- 46P, 8P
`B15`	Inastars Obs. in Germany, 4 in MPECs 2008-A66 & 2008-A67 -- 2008 AU28, 2008 AE4, 2003 YS117, 29P
`987`	Isle of Man Obs. on the Isle of Man, 3 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- C/2006 S5, 110P, 8P
`415`	Kambah Obs. in Australia, 2 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- C/2007 D3, 26P
`585`	Kiev Comet Station in the Ukraine, 11 in MPECs 2008-A61, 2008-A62, 2008-A63 & 2008-A66 -- C/2007 Y1, C/2007 W3, C/2007 W1, P/2007 V1, 188P, 179P, 128P, 74P, 50P, 46P, 29P
`046`	Klet Obs. in the Czech Republic, 3 in MPECs 2008-A62 & 2008-A66 -- C/2007 W3, 17P, 8P
`704`	LINEAR in New Mexico, 20 in MPECs 2008-A63, 2008-A66, 2008-A67 & 2008-A68 -- 2008 AZ30, C/2007 Y1, P/2007 T6, C/2007 T5, C/2007 B2, 2003 BT35, 2002 CC19, 21374, 137427, 137052, 3288, 1580, 190P, 188P, 180P, 173P, 172P, 110P, 70P, 65P
`J76`	La Murta Obs. in Spain, 14 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- P/2007 H1, C/2006 S5, C/2006 OF2, C/2006 K1, 173P, 128P, 110P, 93P, 74P, 50P, 46P, 29P, 17P, 8P
`J38`	La Vara Obs. in Spain, 9 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- P/2007 H1, C/2006 W3, C/2006 OF2, 117P, 93P, 46P, 29P, 17P, 8P
`J59`	Linceo Obs. in Spain, 1 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- 8P
`J40`	Malaga Obs. in Spain, 5 in MPECs 2008-A66 & 2008-A67 -- 68359, 124P, 93P, 29P, 17P
`952`	Marxuquera Obs. in Spain, 2 in MPEC 2008-A67 -- 2008 AU28, 2008 AD
`232`	Masquefa Obs. in Spain, 5 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- P/2007 H1, C/2006 OF2, 188P, 46P, 8P
`J46`	Montana Blanca Obs. in the Canary Islands, 1 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- 29P
`213`	Montcabre Obs. in Spain, 8 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- C/2006 W3, C/2006 S5, 116P, 110P, 79P, 29P, 17P, 8P
`945`	Monte Deva Obs. in Spain, 10 in MPECs 2008-A61 & 2008-A66 -- C/2007 W1, C/2007 B2, C/2006 W3, C/2006 S5, 110P, 93P, 46P, 29P, 17P, 8P
`B06`	Montseny Obs., 2 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- 29P, 8P
`900`	Moriyama Obs. in Japan, 7 in MPECs 2008-A63 & 2008-A66 -- C/2007 Y1, C/2007 U1, P/2007 H1, C/2006 OF2, 46P, 17P, 8P
`G96`	Mt. Lemmon Survey (MLS) in Arizona, 5 in MPECs 2008-A66, 2008-A67, 2008-A68 & 2008-A70 -- 2008 AZ30, 2008 AB31, 2007 YM56, C/2007 S2, 74P
`J78`	Murcia Obs. in Spain, 8 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- C/2006 W3, C/2006 S5, 110P, 93P, 74P, 50P, 29P, 8P
`J47`	Nazaret Obs. in Spain, 6 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- 79P, 74P, 50P, 29P, 17P, 8P
`423`	North Ryde Obs. in New South Wales, 5 in MPECs 2008-A61, 2008-A63, 2008-A64 & 2008-A66 -- C/2007 Y2, C/2007 Y1, C/2007 W1, C/2006 Q1, 26P
`A32`	Panker Obs. in Germany, 4 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- 50P, 29P, 17P, 8P
`B49`	Paus Obs. in Spain, 1 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- P/2007 T6
`H45`	Petit Jean Mtn. South Obs. (PJMSO) in Arkansas, 9 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- P/2007 T6, C/2007 T5, C/2007 D3, P/2007 C2, C/2006 S5, 65P, 29P, 17P, 8P
`D29`	Purple Mtn. Obs. XuYi Station in China, 2 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- C/2007 S2, C/2006 S5
`H06`	RAS Obs. Mayhill in New Mexico, 1 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- 17P
`473`	Remanzacco Obs. in Italy, 1 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- 8P
`939`	Rodeno Obs. in Spain, 14 in MPECs 2008-A61 & 2008-A66 -- C/2007 W1, C/2007 U1, C/2007 B2, C/2006 S5, 188P, 124P, 117P, 110P, 93P, 50P, 46P, 29P, 17P, 8P
`461`	SZTE Asteroid Program in Hungary, 1 in MPEC 2008-A69 -- 2008 AA31
`854`	Sabino Canyon Obs. in Arizona, 3 in MPECs 2008-A68, 2008-A69 & 2008-A70 -- 2008 AZ30, 2008 AB31, 2008 AA31
`204`	Schiaparelli Obs. in Italy, 18 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- P/2007 V1, P/2007 H1, C/2006 S3, C/2006 K1, 191P, 190P, 188P, 179P, 139P, 116P, 113P, 110P, 93P, 74P, 50P, 46P, 17P, 8P
`E12`	Siding Spring Survey (SSS) in New South Wales, 3 in MPECs 2008-A64, 2008-A65 & 2008-A67 -- C/2008 A1, C/2007 Y2, 85709
`510`	Siegen Obs. in Germany, 1 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- 8P
`B40`	Skylive Obs. in Italy, 3 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- P/2007 T6, C/2007 T5, C/2007 B2
`691`	Spacewatch 0.9m telescope in Arizona, 2 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- C/2007 S2, 79P
`291`	Spacewatch 1.8m telescope in Arizona, 5 in MPECs 2008-A67 & 2008-A70 -- 2008 AB31, 2007 YT56, 2007 YM56, 2007 YJ, 2007 XB10
`A97`	Stammersdorf Obs. in Austria, 4 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- 93P, 46P, 17P, 8P
`H31`	Star Ridge Obs. in Texas, 1 in MPEC 2008-A67 -- 2007 YZ
`611`	Starkenburg Obs. in Germany, 1 in MPEC 2008-A67 -- 2008 AF3
`B30`	Szamotuly-Galowo Obs. in Poland, 17 in MPECs 2008-A61, 2008-A62 & 2008-A66 -- C/2007 W3, C/2007 W1, P/2007 C2, C/2006 W3, C/2006 S5, 191P, 117P, 110P, 93P, 74P, 70P, 65P, 50P, 46P, 29P, 17P, 8P
`673`	Table Mtn. Obs. in southern California, 1 in MPEC 2008-A63 -- C/2007 Y1
`6735`	Jim Young via Table Mtn. Obs. in southern California, 1 in MPEC 2008-A68 -- 2008 AZ30
`J35`	Tucci Obs. in Spain, 2 in MPEC 2008-A66 -- 110P, 8P

Impact Risk Monitoring on 14 January '08

There was no risk monitoring news to report on this day.

Chronology on 14 January '08

Times are UTC for when items were noted or added by The Tracking News.

1931	Noted Radar Astrometry database addition
1530	Grabbed MPEC 2008-A68 - 2008 AZ30 - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-A69 - 2008 AA31 - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-A70 - 2008 AB31 - see above
1448	Grabbed MPEC 2008-A67 - Daily Orbit Update - see above
0533	Grabbed MPEC 2008-A61 - Comet C/2007 W1 (Boattini) - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-A62 - Comet C/2007 W3 (LINEAR) - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-A63 - Comet C/2007 Y1 (LINEAR) - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-A64 - Comet C/2007 Y2 (McNaught) - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-A65 - Comet C/2008 A1 (McNaught) - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-A66 - Observations of Comets - see above

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