Contents on 12 July '08
- IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- none
- New MPECs -- one MPEC
- Observers -- eight 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
The latest A/CC news is available via framed access,
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NEOCP Activity on 12 July '08
The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page is currently empty
The NEOCP is currently empty. There was one listing noted earlier today.
New MPECs on 12 July '08
Minor Planet Electronic Circulars
As of last check at 2357 UTC, there has been one MPEC issued today from the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
<< DOU on 12 July '08 >> MPEC 2008-N34 - "06:09 UT" - Daily Orbit Update
- Observations of recently (no longer) risk-listed objects
- K08M01V 2008 MV1 (small asteroid, arc=11 days, H=22.2 ~123m) from the Siding Spring Survey (SSS) (July 10.83p1 & 11.63p1)
- K08L16V 2008 LV16 (arc=21 days, H=20.2 ~309m) from Astronomical Research Obs. (ARO) (July 6.34-35p4)
- Observations of small asteroids (H>22.0)
- K08N00A 2008 NA (arc=10 days, H=23.7 ~62m) from ARO (July 11.10p1)
- K08L02H 2008 LH2 (arc=37 days, H=24.4 ~45m) from ARO (July 11.12-16p3 at V=22.7-9)
- Observations of almost-small asteroids (21.7<H<=22.0)
- K08M01P 2008 MP1 (arc=11 days, H=21.9 ~141m) from ARO (July 11.15p3)
- K08H66E 2008 HE66 (arc=72 days, H=21.8 ~148m) from ARO (July 11.19p1)
- Observations of other objects
- K08M01U 2008 MU1 (i=40.9°, arc=10 days, H=19.5 ~426m) from Tiki Obs. (July 10.49-52p2)
- K08M01N 2008 MN1 (i=37.2°, arc=12 days, H=20.1 ~323m) from SSS (July 11.79p5)
- K08L16Q 2008 LQ16 (arc=27 days, H=20.3 ~295m) from ARO (July 11.18-19p3)
- K08K06D 2008 KD6 (arc=38 days, H=19.6 ~407m) from ARO (July 6.33p4)
- K08K05Z 2008 KZ5 (arc=43 days, H=20.0 ~339m) from ARO (July 11.16p3)
- K08J26R 2008 JR26 (arc=59 days, H=19.9 ~355m) from ARO (July 11.17-18p4)
- K08J07Z 2008 JZ7 (Q=4.381 AU, arc=67 days, H=18.6 ~645m) from ARO (July 11.13-14p3)
- K07P25H 2007 PH25 (i=53.2°, Q=4.604 AU, arc=2 opp, H=16.6 ~1.62 km) from ARO (July 6.19p1)
- K05T45U 2005 TU45 (arc=3 opp, H=17.2 ~1.23 km) from Petit Jean Mtn. South Obs. (PJMSO) (July 11.31-32p5), Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (July 11.55-57p3), and Capannoli Obs. (July 12.04p2)
- K01XQ6W 2001 XW266 (arc=3 opp, H=19.5 ~426m) from PJMSO (July 11.33-34p5)
- K01T45A 2001 TA45 (arc=4 opp, H=19.1 ~513m) from El Guijo Obs. (July 12.01-02p3)
- G2581 162581 2000 SA10 from ARO (July 6.14-16p3 at V=21.9-22.2)
- 66008 66008 1998 QH2 from PJMSO (July 11.27-28p5)
- 35107 35107 1991 VH from Stonegate Obs. (July 1.09-11p4, 2.10-18p4, 10.12-20p4 & 10.29-35p4)
- 11398 11398 1998 YP11 from Capannoli Obs. (July 12.02-03p3)
- 01917 1917 Cuyo (1968 AA) from El Guijo Obs. (July 12.03-04p3)
Observers on 12 July '08
Eight observing facilities appear in today's MPEC.
| Code | Observer / observatory |
|---|---|
| H55 | Astronomical Research Obs. (ARO) in Illinois, 12 in MPEC 2008-N34 -- 2008 NA, 2008 MP1, 2008 LV16, 2008 LQ16, 2008 LH2, 2008 KZ5, 2008 KD6, 2008 JZ7, 2008 JR26, 2008 HE66, 2007 PH25, 162581 |
| B09 | Capannoli Obs. in Italy, 2 in MPEC 2008-N34 -- 2005 TU45, 11398 |
| J27 | El Guijo Obs. in Spain, 2 in MPEC 2008-N34 -- 2001 TA45, 1917 |
| 379 | Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. in Japan, 1 in MPEC 2008-N34 -- 2005 TU45 |
| H45 | Petit Jean Mtn. South Obs. (PJMSO) in Arkansas, 3 in MPEC 2008-N34 -- 2005 TU45, 2001 XW266, 66008 |
| E12 | Siding Spring Survey (SSS) in New South Wales, 2 in MPEC 2008-N34 -- 2008 MV1, 2008 MN1 |
| H67 | Stonegate Obs. in Michigan, 1 in MPEC 2008-N34 -- 35107 |
| F85 | Tiki Obs. in Tahiti, 1 in MPEC 2008-N34 -- 2008 MU1 |
| For a list of all participating observatories that have Web addresses, see A/CC's Observatory Links page. | |
Impact Risk Monitoring on 12 July '08
At last check (NEODyS and JPL at 2357 UTC) there was no risk monitoring news to report yet today. Visit the CRT to view activity in the last four weeks and our ephemerides page for a complete list of risk-rated objects under current observation or having recent news.