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Contents  on 14 August '08

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NEOCP Activity  on 14 August '08

The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page has 2 listings: 1 new, 1 updated

When last checked at 2357 UTC today, the Minor Planet Center's NEO discovery Confirmation Page (NEOCP) had one new and one updated listing. Of these, one was a "one nighter."

To learn how observers use the NEOCP, see the Practical guide on how to observe NEOCP object by Birtwhistle et al. at Suno Observatory.

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New MPECs  on 14 August '08

Minor Planet Electronic Circulars

As of last check at 2357 UTC, there have been two MPECs issued today from the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.


MPEC 2008-P63 - "16:41 UT" - 2006 SD6


<< DOU on 14 Aug. '08 >>  MPEC 2008-P62 - "06:11 UT" - Daily Orbit Update

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Observers  on 14 August '08

Thirteen observing facilities appear in today's MPECs.

CodeObserver / observatory
B37Ametlla del Valles Obs. in Spain, 1 in MPEC 2008-P62 -- 4257
H55Astronomical Research Obs. (ARO) in Illinois, 14 in MPECs 2008-P62 & 2008-P63 -- 2008 PG7, 2008 PE1, 2008 OX2, 2008 OX1, 2008 OV2, 2008 OS7, 2008 OP8, 2008 OO8, 2008 OO, 2008 OM, 2008 OB9, 2008 MU1, 2008 MH1, 2006 SD6
I77CEAMIG-REA in Brazil, 1 in MPEC 2008-P62 -- 2008 PV16
106Crni Vrh Obs. in Slovenia, 1 in MPEC 2008-P62 -- 2004 SB56
J95Great Shefford Obs. in England, 5 in MPEC 2008-P62 -- 2008 PV16, 2008 PF1, 2007 RT12, 2004 VA64, 2004 BO41
379Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. in Japan, 2 in MPEC 2008-P62 -- 2004 SB56, 4179
B15Inastars Obs. in Germany, 1 in MPEC 2008-P62 -- 162269
J75La Sagra Obs. in Spain, 5 in MPEC 2008-P62 -- 2006 AQ, 2004 NL8, 2001 LE6, 87311, 4179
932McCarthy Obs. in Connecticut, 1 in MPEC 2008-P62 -- 188452
566NEAT's GEODSS Haleakala telescope in Hawaii, 1 in MPEC 2008-P62 -- 2007 QX14
E12Siding Spring Survey in New South Wales, 1 in MPEC 2008-P62 -- 2008 PH3
A98Taurus-1 Obs. in Belarus, 2 in MPEC 2008-P62 -- 90403, 8567
H53Thompsonville Obs. in Illinois, 6 in MPEC 2008-P62 -- 2004 SB56, 90403, 39572, 188452, 8567, 3288
For a list of all participating observatories that have Web addresses, see A/CC's Observatory Links page.

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Impact Risk Monitoring  on 14 August '08

Summary Risk Table for Risk Assessments Updated Today   (last checks: NEODyS and JPL at 2357 UTC)
See the CRT page for a list of all objects rated recently as risks and our ephemerides page for a list of risk-listed objects under current observation.
Note that the time horizon for JPL is 100 years from today and for NEODyS is usually the year 2090.
For the latest official risk assessments, and for explanations of the terminology, see the JPL NEO Program Sentry and NEODyS CLOMON (backup) risk pages.
0000NNN000

Object
Risk
Monitor		When
Noted
UTC		0000T0000
Year
Range
VI
#		000NN00
Prob
Cum		T0000
PS
Cum		T0000
PS
Max
T
S

Notes for Today's Latest Risk Assessments
2008 OB9JPL Sentry1341210623.3e-08-3.88-3.920JPL: "Analysis based on 26 observations spanning 13.846 days (2008-Jul-29.34054 to 2008-Aug-12.18608)." Diameter approximately 1.200 km. from mean, weighted H=17.3.
2008 OOJPL Sentry1341210016.8e-07-3.65-3.650JPL: "Analysis based on 88 observations spanning 17.857 days (2008-Jul-26.09211 to 2008-Aug-12.94893)." Diameter approximately 0.380 km. from mean, weighted H=19.7.

Legend: VI# = VI count, Prob Cum = cumulative probability, PS Cum/Max = cumulative/maximum Palermo Scale, TS = Torino Scale

An impact solution, also known as a "virtual impactor" (VI), is not a prediction but rather a possibility derived from a variant orbit calculation that cannot be eliminated yet based on the existing data. Elimination can come quickly with just a little further observation or may take weeks or months, sometimes years. Once superceded or eliminated, a former impact solution has zero relevance to an object's risk. See Jon Giorgini's "Understanding Risk Pages" to learn more.

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Chronology  on 14 August '08

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

1646Grabbed MPEC 2008-P63 - 2006 SD6 - see above
1341Noted that JPL Sentry has updated its 2008 OB9 risk assessment - see above
Noted that JPL Sentry has updated its 2008 OO risk assessment - see above
Grabbed MPEC 2008-P62 - Daily Orbit Update - see above