Contents on 25 January '08
- IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- none
- New MPECs -- three MPECs
- Observers -- ten observing facilities
- Impact Risk Monitoring -- nothing to report
- Chronology
Resources:
- Consolidated Risk Tables - the CRT page
- Earth's Busy Neighborhood Traffic Report
- Ephemerides for risk-rated and nearby objects
- Old & new CRT Archive
- Old News Archive & Small Objects Archive
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NEOCP Activity on 25 January '08
The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page is currently empty
The NEOCP is currently empty and hasn't been noted by The Tracking News as being active yet today (last checked at 2354 UTC).
New MPECs on 25 January '08
Minor Planet Electronic Circulars
As of last check at 2354 UTC, there have been three MPECs issued today from the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- MPEC 2008-B47 time-stamped "07:06 UT" - Daily Orbit Update - see below
- MPEC 2008-B48 time-stamped "22:42 UT" - Comets C/2007 X14, 2007 X15 (SOHO) - see below
- MPEC 2008-B49 time-stamped "22:47 UT" - Comets C/2007 Y3, 2007 Y4, 2007 Y5, 2007 Y6, 2007 Y7 (SOHO)
MPEC 2008-B49 - "22:47 UT" - Comets C/2007 Y3, 2007 Y4, 2007 Y5, 2007 Y6, 2007 Y7 (SOHO)
- CK07Y070 C/2007 Y7 from the LASCO Coronagraph 2 on the Solar & Heliospheric Obs. (SOHO) (Dec. 26.69-77p14)
- CK07Y060 C/2007 Y6 from SOHO C2 (Dec. 26.34-44p14)
- CK07Y050 C/2007 Y5 from the LASCO Coronagraph 3 on the Solar & Heliospheric Obs. (SOHO) (Dec. 22.57-61p6, 22.65-78p12, 22.82-93p12, 22.97-03p8, 23.07-18p12, 23.22-53p28, 23.57-78p22 & 23.82-85p4)
- CK07Y040 C/2007 Y4 from SOHO C2 (Dec. 21.75-85p14 & 22.19-31p14)
- CK07Y030 C/2007 Y3 from SOHO C2 (Dec. 21.10-23p18)
MPEC 2008-B48 - "22:42 UT" - Comets C/2007 X14, 2007 X15 (SOHO)
- CK07X150 C/2007 X15 from SOHO C2 (Dec. 15.48-59p16)
- CK07X140 C/2007 X14 from SOHO C2 (Dec. 14.16-31p22)
<< DOU on 25 Jan. '08 >> MPEC 2008-B47 - "07:06 UT" - Daily Orbit Update
- Observations of recently (no longer) risk-listed objects
- K08A33N 2008 AN33 (Q=4.451 AU, arc=5 days, H=18.8 ~589m) from Astronomical Research Obs. (ARO) (Jan. 20.42-43p3)
- K08A33K 2008 AK33 (arc=6 days, H=20.6 ~257m) from ARO (Jan. 21.08p2)
- K08A04E 2008 AE4 (small asteroid, arc=15 days, H=23.9 ~56m) from Great Shefford Obs. (Jan. 25.09p2)
- K07Y02B 2007 YB2 (Q=5.232 AU, arc=37 days, H=18.4 ~708m) from Greiner Research Obs. (Jan. 24.43-44p8)
- Observations of small asteroids (H>22.0)
- K08B00E 2008 BE (arc=3 days, H=22.7 ~98m) from ARO (Jan. 20.36-37p3)
- K08A33P 2008 AP33 (arc=5 days, H=23.9 ~56m) from ARO (Jan. 20.11-12p3)
- Observations of other objects
- K08A33M 2008 AM33 (arc=5 days, H=21.3 ~186m) from ARO (Jan. 20.36-38p3)
- K08A33J 2008 AJ33 (Q=5.379 AU, arc=11 days, H=20.0 ~339m) from ARO (Jan. 20.08-09p3 & 23.03-05p3) and Great Shefford Obs. (Jan. 24.84-85p2)
- K08A32F 2008 AF32 (arc=7 days, H=20.9 ~224m) from ARO (Jan. 20.35p3)
- K07X20J 2007 XJ20 (arc=38 days, H=18.5 ~676m) from ARO (Jan. 20.04-06p3)
- K07W03V 2007 WV3 (arc=63 days, H=19.7 ~389m) from ARO (Jan. 20.25-26p2)
- K07T24U 2007 TU24 (arc=104 days, H=20.2 ~309m) from Schiaparelli Obs. (Jan. 23.74-75p3)
- K07T15G 2007 TG15 (arc=105 days, H=19.5 ~426m) from ARO (Jan. 20.12p3 & 21.04-05p3)
- K07S11V 2007 SV11 (arc=116 days, H=18.0 ~851m) from ARO (Jan. 21.04-06p3)
- K07S02V 2007 SV2 (arc=127 days, H=21.1 ~204m) from ARO (Jan. 20.07p3) and Gnosca Obs. (Jan. 24.78-79p2)
- K07RE7T 2007 RT147 (arc=130 days, H=18.2 ~776m) from ARO (Jan. 20.02-03p3)
- K07P11U 2007 PU11 (Q=4.384 AU, arc=3 opp, H=16.3 ~1.86 km) from ARO (Jan. 20.16-17p3)
- K07E88H 2007 EH88 (arc=3 opp, H=19.8 ~371m) from ARO (Jan. 20.39-41p3)
- K05X01D 2005 XD1 (arc=2 opp, H=19.4 ~446m) from ARO (Jan. 20.17-18p3)
- K05T45U 2005 TU45 (arc=3 opp, H=17.1 ~1.29 km) from Greiner Research Obs. (Jan. 24.26-27p17)
- K05B14G 2005 BG14 (arc=3 opp, H=18.6 ~645m) from ARO (Jan. 20.39-41p3)
- K04X14M 2004 XM14 (i=42.4°, q=0.348 AU, arc=6 opp, H=17.6 ~1.02 km) from ARO (Jan. 20.27-28p3)
- K04N09C 2004 NC9 (Q=4.194 AU, arc=3 opp, H=17.1 ~1.29 km) from ARO (Jan. 20.34-36p3)
- K03U22D 2003 UD22 (arc=2 opp, H=19.7 ~389m) from ARO (Jan. 20.20-22p3)
- K03U20C 2003 UC20 (arc=2 opp, H=18.3 ~741m) from ARO (Jan. 21.07-08p3)
- K03Q30Z 2003 QZ30 (arc=4 opp, H=17.4 ~1.12 km) from ARO (Jan. 20.46p2)
- K02B00G 2002 BG (arc=3 opp, H=20.5 ~269m) from ARO (Jan. 21.05-07p3)
- K00D01M 2000 DM1 (arc=5 opp, H=18.1 ~812m) from ARO (Jan. 20.45-47p3)
- K00C59H 2000 CH59 (arc=3 opp, H=19.9 ~355m) from Madonna di Dossobuono Obs. (Jan. 24.96p3)
- J96F03G 1996 FG3 (arc=7 opp, H=18.2 ~776m) from ARO (Jan. 20.47-48p3)
- J93T02Q 1993 TQ2 (arc=2 opp, H=20.0 ~339m) from Madonna di Dossobuono Obs. (Jan. 24.95p3)
- J89A00Z 1989 AZ (arc=3 opp, H=19.7 ~389m) from ARO (Jan. 20.13-14p3)
- H0891 170891 2004 TY16 from San Vito Obs. (Jan. 23.95p3) and San Benedetto Po Obs. (Jan. 24.82-83p5)
- F3591 153591 2001 SN263 from San Benedetto Po Obs. (Jan. 24.81-82p5)
- D7427 137427 1999 TF211 from Greiner Research Obs. (Jan. 24.45p6)
- 99935 99935 2002 AV4 from Greiner Research Obs. (Jan. 24.23-24p10) and San Vito Obs. (Jan. 24.76-77p3)
- 86324 86324 1999 WA2 from Greiner Research Obs. (Jan. 24.25-26p9)
- 68359 68359 2001 OZ13 from San Vito Obs. (Jan. 23.94p2)
- 65690 65690 1991 DG from ARO (Jan. 20.28-30p4)
- 11398 11398 1998 YP11 from Greiner Research Obs. (Jan. 24.30-31p20)
- 07977 7977 1977 QQ5 from Greiner Research Obs. (Jan. 25.22-23p10)
- 04954 4954 Eric (1990 SQ) from San Vito Obs. (Jan. 24.74-75p3)
- 03752 3752 Camillo (1985 PA) from Greiner Research Obs. (Jan. 24.40-41p19)
- 03691 3691 Bede (1982 FT) from Greiner Research Obs. (Jan. 24.29-30p13)
- 03288 3288 Seleucus (1982 DV) from Goodricke-Pigott Obs. (Jan. 18.27-29p2) and Greiner Research Obs. (Jan. 24.27-28p20)
- 01685 1685 Toro (1948 OA) from San Vito Obs. (Jan. 24.74p3)
Observers on 25 January '08
Ten observing facilities appear in today's MPECs.
| Code | Observer / observatory |
|---|---|
| H55 | Astronomical Research Obs. (ARO) in Illinois, 27 in MPEC 2008-B47 -- 2008 BE, 2008 AP33, 2008 AN33, 2008 AM33, 2008 AK33, 2008 AJ33, 2008 AF32, 2007 XJ20, 2007 WV3, 2007 TG15, 2007 SV2, 2007 SV11, 2007 RT147, 2007 PU11, 2007 EH88, 2005 XD1, 2005 BG14, 2004 XM14, 2004 NC9, 2003 UD22, 2003 UC20, 2003 QZ30, 2002 BG, 2000 DM1, 1996 FG3, 1989 AZ, 65690 |
| 143 | Gnosca Obs. in Switzerland, 1 in MPEC 2008-B47 -- 2007 SV2 |
| 683 | Goodricke-Pigott Obs. in Arizona, 1 in MPEC 2008-B47 -- 3288 |
| J95 | Great Shefford Obs. in England, 2 in MPEC 2008-B47 -- 2008 AJ33, 2008 AE4 |
| H51 | Greiner Research Obs. in Wisconsin, 10 in MPEC 2008-B47 -- 2007 YB2, 2005 TU45, 99935, 86324, 137427, 11398, 7977, 3752, 3691, 3288 |
| 560 | Madonna di Dossobuono Obs. in Italy, 2 in MPEC 2008-B47 -- 2000 CH59, 1993 TQ2 |
| 434 | San Benedetto Po Obs. in Italy, 2 in MPEC 2008-B47 -- 170891, 153591 |
| 233 | San Vito Obs. in Italy, 5 in MPEC 2008-B47 -- 99935, 68359, 170891, 4954, 1685 |
| 204 | Schiaparelli Obs. in Italy, 1 in MPEC 2008-B47 -- 2007 TU24 |
| 2492 | LASCO Coronagraph 2 (SOHO C2) via the Solar & Heliospheric Obs. (SOHO) in Earth-Sun L1 HALO orbit, 6 in MPECs 2008-B48 & 2008-B49 -- C/2007 Y7, C/2007 Y6, C/2007 Y4, C/2007 Y3, C/2007 X15, C/2007 X14 |
| 2493 | LASCO Coronagraph 3 via the Solar & Heliospheric Obs. in Earth-Sun L1 HALO orbit, 1 in MPEC 2008-B49 -- C/2007 Y5 |
Impact Risk Monitoring on 25 January '08
At last check (NEODyS and JPL at 2355 UTC) there was no risk monitoring news to report yet today. See the CRT for activity in the last month and our ephemerides page for a list of objects under current observation.
Chronology on 25 January '08
Times are UTC for when items were noted or added by The Tracking News.
| 2355 | Grabbed MPEC 2008-B49 - Comets C/2007 Y3, 2007 Y4, 2007 Y5, 2007 Y6, 2007 Y7 (SOHO) - see above |
| 2302 | Grabbed MPEC 2008-B48 - Comets C/2007 X14, 2007 X15 (SOHO) - see above |
| 1649 | Grabbed MPEC 2008-B47 - Daily Orbit Update - see above |