2008-09-08 Tracking News

Contents on 8 September '08

IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- nine listings: 3 new, 6 updated
- New MPECs -- nineteen MPECs
Observers -- 74 observing facilities
Impact Risk Monitoring -- nothing to report
Chronology

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NEOCP Activity on 8 September '08

The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page has 9 listings: 3 new, 6 updated

When last checked at 2035 UTC today, the Minor Planet Center's NEO discovery Confirmation Page (NEOCP) had three new and six updated listings. All of these were "one nighters." So far The Tracking News has counted a total of 24 objects listed on the NEOCP at some point today.

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

New MPECs on 8 September '08

Minor Planet Electronic Circulars

As of last check at 2035 UTC, there have been nineteen MPECs issued today from the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

MPEC 2008-R33 time-stamped "03:29 UT" - 2002 JC9 - see below
MPEC 2008-R34 time-stamped "04:10 UT" - 1991 TB2 - see below
MPEC 2008-R35 time-stamped "06:08 UT" - Daily Orbit Update - see below
MPEC 2008-R36 time-stamped "13:49 UT" - 2008 RQ24 - see below
MPEC 2008-R37 time-stamped "13:52 UT" - 2008 RR24 - see below
MPEC 2008-R38 time-stamped "13:56 UT" - 2008 RS24 - see below
MPEC 2008-R39 time-stamped "14:00 UT" - 2008 RT24 - see below
MPEC 2008-R40 time-stamped "14:07 UT" - 2008 RW24 - see below
MPEC 2008-R41 time-stamped "14:18 UT" - 2008 RX24 - see below
MPEC 2008-R42 time-stamped "14:20 UT" - 2008 RY24 - see below
MPEC 2008-R43 time-stamped "14:22 UT" - 2008 RZ24 - see below
MPEC 2008-R44 time-stamped "14:55 UT" - Comet C/2008 N1 (Holmes) - see below
MPEC 2008-R45 time-stamped "15:00 UT" - Comet P/2008 O2 (McNaught) - see below
MPEC 2008-R46 time-stamped "15:05 UT" - Comet C/2008 P1 (Garradd) - see below
MPEC 2008-R47 time-stamped "15:13 UT" - Comet C/2008 Q1 (Maticic) - see below
MPEC 2008-R48 time-stamped "15:17 UT" - Comet P/2008 Q2 (Ory) - see below
MPEC 2008-R49 time-stamped "15:37 UT" - Observations of Comets - see below
MPEC 2008-R50 time-stamped "17:02 UT" - Comet P/2008 O3 (Boattini) - see below
MPEC 2008-R51 time-stamped "17:13 UT" - Comet C/2008 R3 (LINEAR)

MPEC 2008-R51 - "17:13 UT" - Comet C/2008 R3 (LINEAR)

CK08R030 C/2008 R3 (LINEAR) (i=41.1°, q=1.798 AU, TP=2008 Nov. 26.757 TT) from LINEAR (Sept. 7.13-18p5), Guadarrama Obs. (Sept. 7.86-89p2), Farra d'Isonzo Obs. (Sept. 7.87-89p3), Montcabre Obs. (Sept. 7.91-93p3), Astronomical Research Obs. (ARO) (Sept. 8.05-07p3), Prairie Grass Obs. (Sept. 8.12-13p4), Sandlot Obs. (Sept. 8.14-15p2), McDonald Obs. (Sept. 8.14-15p3), Table Mtn. Obs. (Sept. 8.31-33p4), Grove Creek Obs. (Sept. 8.44-48p4), and Moriyama Obs. (Sept. 8.49p2)

MPEC 2008-R50 - "17:02 UT" - Comet P/2008 O3 (Boattini)

PK08O030 P/2008 O3 (Boattini) (Centaur, q=2.498 AU, Q=13.933 AU, TP=2008 June 3.1757 TT) from Kiev Comet Station (Sept. 2.03-05p5) and Table Mtn. Obs. (Sept. 8.45-49p5)

MPEC 2008-R49 - "15:37 UT" - Observations of Comets

PK08L020 P/2008 L2 (Hill) from Malaga Obs. (Aug. 31.92-96p3 & Sept. 1.01p1), Vitebsk Obs. (Sept. 1.90-92p3), Posadas Obs. (Sept. 2.96-99p3), Moletai Obs. (Sept. 3.95-98p3), and Masquefa Obs. (Sept. 5.97-99p3)
CK08J060 C/2008 J6 (Hill) from Modra Obs. (Aug. 31.82-83p3 & Sept. 1.82p2), Chante-Perdrix Obs. (Sept. 1.85p2), and Ametlla del Valles Obs. (Sept. 2.04-07p6)
PK08J030 P/2008 J3 (McNaught) from North Ryde Obs. (Sept. 1.39-43p2, 2.41p1 & 2.48p1) and the Siding Spring Survey (SSS) (Sept. 2.42p1)
CK08J010 C/2008 J1 (Boattini) from Siegen Obs. (Aug. 30.93p3), Posadas Obs. (Sept. 1.96-98p3), Ageo Obs. (Sept. 3.70p3), La Vara Obs. (Sept. 6.91-92p3), and Monte Deva Obs. (Sept. 7.92-93p5)
CK07W010 C/2007 W1 (Boattini) from LINEAR (Aug. 30.33-36p4 & Sept. 5.27-31p4), Siegen Obs. (Aug. 31.08p3), Skylive Obs. (Aug. 31.99p1, Sept. 6.09-10p3 & 6.96p1), Ageo Obs. (Sept. 1.65p2), CAST Obs. (Sept. 2.89p1), Modra Obs. (Sept. 2.95-97p2), Posadas Obs. (Sept. 3.02p3), Moletai Obs. (Sept. 3.99-00p4), Borken Obs. (Sept. 3.99p1), Kiev Comet Station (Sept. 4.09-10p4), RAS Obs. Mayhill (Sept. 4.39-43p2), Malaga Obs. (Sept. 5.94-97p3), Gualba Obs. (Sept. 6.19p1), Petit Jean Mtn. South Obs. (PJMSO) (Sept. 6.25-26p6), Stixendorf Obs. (Sept. 6.97-98p3), Pla D'Arguines Obs. (Sept. 7.16-17p3), Vicksburg Obs. (Sept. 7.40-42p3), and Monte Deva Obs. (Sept. 7.95-97p4)
CK07U010 C/2007 U1 (LINEAR) from Ageo Obs. (Sept. 1.66p2) and Borken Obs. (Sept. 4.06p1)
CK07N030 C/2007 N3 (Lulin) from Nazaret Obs. (Aug. 31.89-90p5 & Sept. 1.88-90p5), Kiev Comet Station (Sept. 1.81-82p5), Guadarrama Obs. (Sept. 1.85p2), Posadas Obs. (Sept. 1.89-90p3 & 2.88-89p3), CAST Obs. (Sept. 2.81p1), Stixendorf Obs. (Sept. 2.82p2), Calarreona Obs. (Sept. 2.85p3 & 6.88-89p3), Montcabre Obs. (Sept. 4.81-82p3), and Moriyama Obs. (Sept. 6.48-49p2)
CK06W030 C/2006 W3 (Christensen) from Ametlla del Valles Obs. (Sept. 2.08-12p8), CAST Obs. (Sept. 2.88p1), Malaga Obs. (Sept. 2.91-94p4), Posadas Obs. (Sept. 2.99-00p3), Ageo Obs. (Sept. 3.78-79p3), Montcabre Obs. (Sept. 5.96p3), Skylive Obs. (Sept. 6.10-13p4 & 6.97p1), Stixendorf Obs. (Sept. 6.95-96p3), La Vara Obs. (Sept. 7.02p3), and Monte Deva Obs. (Sept. 7.00-01p5)
CK06S030 C/2006 S3 (LONEOS) from LINEAR (Aug. 30.26-31p5 & Sept. 5.19-25p5) and Ametlla del Valles Obs. (Sept. 7.98-00p5)
CK06O02F C/2006 OF2 (Broughton) from Siegen Obs. (Aug. 30.98-99p3), Ametlla del Valles Obs. (Sept. 2.09p3 & 2.18-19p3), Posadas Obs. (Sept. 3.02-03p3), Nazaret Obs. (Sept. 3.19-20p5), Ageo Obs. (Sept. 3.76-77p3), RAS Mayhill (Sept. 4.31-32p2), Skylive Obs. (Sept. 6.11-16p5, 6.97p1 & 7.92p1), Gualba Obs. (Sept. 6.18p2), Stixendorf Obs. (Sept. 6.93-94p3), La Vara Obs. (Sept. 7.01p3), and Monte Deva Obs. (Sept. 8.01-02p5)
CK05L030 C/2005 L3 (McNaught) from the SZTE Asteroid Program (SZTE) (May 28.96-97p3), CAST Obs. (Sept. 2.79p1), Polaris Obs. (Sept. 4.78-79p4), Malaga Obs. (Sept. 6.86-88p3), Ventilla Obs. (Sept. 6.86p3), Calarreona Obs. (Sept. 7.84-85p3), and Monte Deva Obs. (Sept. 7.85-86p4)
0200P 200P/Larsen from Kiev Comet Station (Aug. 27.02p2 & Sept. 4.06p3), Nazaret Obs. (Sept. 1.04-05p3), Vitebsk Obs. (Sept. 1.94p1), Paus Obs. (Sept. 4.95p1), Malaga Obs. (Sept. 5.00-06p4), PJMSO (Sept. 6.24-25p6), and LINEAR (Sept. 7.32-37p4)
0199P 199P/Shoemaker 4 from Nazaret Obs. (Aug. 31.86-88p5 & Sept. 1.85-86p4) and Stixendorf Obs. (Sept. 2.81p2)
0146P 146P/Shoemaker-LINEAR from Engelhardt Obs. Zelenchukskaya Station (Sept. 3.04-05p4 & 3.99-00p3)
0067P 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Geisei Obs. (Aug. 31.47p3), Nazaret Obs. (Aug. 31.92-97p5), Grove Creek Obs. (Sept. 2.52p1 & 2.60p1), Montana Cabreja Obs. (Sept. 3.03-05p2), San Marcello Pistoiese Obs. (Sept. 3.87-90p4), Montcabre Obs. (Sept. 4.89-90p3), and La Vara Obs. (Sept. 6.96-97p3)
0061P 61P/Shajn-Schaldach from Nazaret Obs. (Sept. 3.17p4) and La Sagra Obs. (Sept. 5.10-13p6)
0059P 59P/Kearns-Kwee from LINEAR (Aug. 30.33-38p3 & Sept. 5.33-38p5), Paus Obs. (Sept. 5.05p1), and Malaga Obs. (Sept. 6.00-03p4)
0051P 51P/Harrington from Ageo Obs. (Sept. 2.75p3), Modra Obs. (Sept. 3.08-09p2), Nazaret Obs. (Sept. 3.16p3), RAS Mayhill (Sept. 4.33-34p2), Pla D'Arguines Obs. (Sept. 5.15-17p3), Masquefa Obs. (Sept. 6.09-11p3), and LINEAR (Sept. 7.39-44p5)
0047P 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson from Geisei Obs. (Aug. 31.47p3), Nazaret Obs. (Aug. 31.92-97p5), Calarreona Obs. (Sept. 2.90p3 & 6.90p3), Montana Cabreja Obs. (Sept. 3.03-05p2), and La Vara Obs. (Sept. 6.94-95p3)
0044P 44P/Reinmuth 2 from Ametlla del Valles Obs. (Sept. 2.14-16p9) and LINEAR (Sept. 4.40-44p4)
0033P 33P/Daniel from Stixendorf Obs. (Aug. 31.10p2) and Zelenchukskaya Sta. (Sept. 4.02-03p5)
0019P 19P/Borrelly from Schiaparelli Obs. (Aug. 30.14p2), Siegen Obs. (Aug. 31.12p3), and Ageo Obs. (Sept. 2.80-81p3)
0014P 14P/Wolf from Buchloe Obs. (Aug. 27.92-93p3) and Vitebsk Obs. (Sept. 1.78p2)
0006P 6P/D'Arrest from Remanzacco Obs. (July 28.87p1), Gualba Obs. (Aug. 21.92-93p3), Nazaret Obs. (Aug. 31.90-92p5), Grove Creek Obs. (Sept. 2.50p1), Montana Cabreja Obs. (Sept. 2.98p2), San Marcello Pistoiese Obs. (Sept. 3.92-93p3), Cristo Rey Obs. (Sept. 4.03-04p5), RAS Mayhill (Sept. 5.17p2), Masquefa Obs. (Sept. 5.91-92p3), Moriyama Obs. (Sept. 6.55-56p2), Calarreona Obs. (Sept. 6.89p3), and Monte Deva Obs. (Sept. 7.94p5)
0002P 2P/Encke from Montcabre Obs. (Aug. 25.01-02p2), Nazaret Obs. (Aug. 25.01-02p4), Chante-Perdrix Obs. (Sept. 2.86-88p3), and the Mt. Lemmon Survey (MLS) (Sept. 6.25-26p3)

MPEC 2008-R48 - "15:17 UT" - Comet P/2008 Q2 (Ory)

PK08Q020 P/2008 Q2 (Ory) (q=1.385 AU, Q=5.203 AU, TP=2008 Oct. 18.800 TT) from Malaga Obs. (Sept. 1.03-05p4), Nazaret Obs. (Sept. 1.06-07p5), Modra Obs. (Sept. 1.10p2), Sandlot Obs. (Sept. 1.37-38p4), Table Mtn. Obs. (Sept. 2.39-40p4), San Marcello Pistoiese Obs. (Sept. 2.92-93p3 & 3.91-92p3), Ageo Obs. (Sept. 3.73-74p3), Geisei Obs. (Sept. 5.70p1), and Stixendorf Obs. (Sept. 6.07-08p3)

MPEC 2008-R47 - "15:13 UT" - Comet C/2008 Q1 (Maticic)

CK08Q010 C/2008 Q1 (Maticic) (i=118.6°, q=2.963 AU, TP=2008 Dec. 29.396 TT) from Modra Obs. (Aug. 28.83p3 & 29.81p3), El Guijo Obs. (Aug. 31.84-88p3), Chante-Perdrix Obs. (Sept. 1.80-81p3), Posadas Obs. (Sept. 1.91-92p3), Ametlla del Valles Obs. (Sept. 2.02-03p4), Vega del Thader Obs. (Sept. 2.83p3), Stixendorf Obs. (Sept. 2.89p3), Capannoli Obs. (Sept. 2.94p1), San Marcello Pistoiese Obs. (Sept. 3.83-84p3), Kiev Comet Station (Sept. 3.86-88p10), Montcabre Obs. (Sept. 4.83p3), Polaris Obs. (Sept. 4.87-90p3), Malaga Obs. (Sept. 4.90-92p4), Moriyama Obs. (Sept. 6.51p2), La Vara Obs. (Sept. 6.93p3), and PJMSO (Sept. 7.16-17p6)

MPEC 2008-R46 - "15:05 UT" - Comet C/2008 P1 (Garradd)

CK08P010 C/2008 P1 (Garradd) (i=64.2°, q=3.896 AU, TP=2009 July 22.580 TT) from North Ryde Obs. (Sept. 1.55-58p2 & 2.53-56p2)

MPEC 2008-R45 - "15:00 UT" - Comet P/2008 O2 (McNaught)

PK08O020 P/2008 O2 (McNaught) (q=3.800 AU, Q=5.209 AU, TP=2009 Apr. 21.4393 TT) from North Ryde Obs. (Sept. 1.47-50p2), Terres Blanches Obs. (Sept. 1.82p1), Kiev Comet Station (Sept. 1.88-92p7), Posadas Obs. (Sept. 1.98-00p3), KLENOT (Sept. 2.83-84p8), Stixendorf Obs. (Sept. 2.90p3), Montcabre Obs. (Sept. 4.85-86p2), and Nazaret Obs. (Sept. 7.87-89p3)

MPEC 2008-R44 - "14:55 UT" - Comet C/2008 N1 (Holmes)

CK08N010 C/2008 N1 (Holmes) (i=115.5°, q=2.786 AU, TP=2009 Sept. 25.3292 TT) from ARO (Aug. 31.17-19p3), Nazaret Obs. (Aug. 31.98-99p3), Kiev Comet Station (Sept. 1.94-95p6), Table Mtn. Obs. (Sept. 2.32-34p4), Montcabre Obs. (Sept. 2.89-90p3), Malaga Obs. (Sept. 3.01-02p3), PJMSO (Sept. 6.16-17p6), LINEAR (Sept. 7.26-31p5), and Ametlla del Valles Obs. (Sept. 7.99p3)

MPEC 2008-R43 - "14:22 UT" - 2008 RZ24

K08R24Z 2008 RZ24 (H=20.1 ~323m) was discovered at 1015 UT on 7 Sept. by the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS), which observed it at Sept. 7.43-45p4 and 8.45-46p4.

MPEC 2008-R42 - "14:20 UT" - 2008 RY24

K08R24Y 2008 RY24 (H=17.8 ~933m) was discovered at 0614 UT on 7 Sept. by CSS, which observed it at Sept. 7.26-27p3 and 7.32-34p4. The discovery was confirmed by Montcabre Obs. (Sept. 7.82-84p3), Dark Roseanne Obs. (Sept. 8.05-06p2), CEAMIG-REA (Sept. 8.05-08p3), ARO (Sept. 8.08-09p4), McDonald Obs. (Sept. 8.15-16p3), Sandlot Obs. (Sept. 8.21p2), and Jim Young via Table Mtn. Obs. (Sept. 8.37-38p4).

MPEC 2008-R41 - "14:18 UT" - 2008 RX24

K08R24X 2008 RX24 (H=21.1 ~204m) was discovered at 0857 UT on 6 Sept. by CSS, which observed it at Sept. 6.32-33p3 and 6.37-40p4. The discovery was confirmed by Terskol Obs. (Sept. 6.95-96p3), Kanab Obs. (Sept. 7.29p1 & 7.35p1), MLS (Sept. 7.32-33p4), and the Spacewatch 0.9m telescope (Sept. 8.20-24p3).

MPEC 2008-R40 - "14:07 UT" - 2008 RW24

K08R24W 2008 RW24 (small asteroid, Earth MOID=3.4 LD, H=22.7 ~98m) was discovered at 0812 UT on 6 Sept. by CSS, which observed it at Sept. 6.34-42p7. The discovery was confirmed by MLS (Sept. 7.26-28p4) and ARO (Sept. 8.14-16p4). This object will be coming within ten lunar distances (LD) of Earth, reaching 5.3 LD on 23 Sept.

MPEC 2008-R39 - "14:00 UT" - 2008 RT24

K08R24T 2008 RT24 (small asteroid, H=24.4 ~45m) was discovered at 0604 UT on 6 Sept. by CSS, which observed it at Sept. 6.25-27p4 and 6.34-36p4. The discovery was confirmed by Sabino Canyon Obs. (Sept. 6.33-34p3), Magdalena Ridge Obs. (MRO) (Sept. 6.35-36p4), Young/Table Mtn. (Sept. 6.38-40p4), MLS (Sept. 7.20-22p4), and ARO (Sept. 8.11-13p3).

MPEC 2008-R38 - "13:56 UT" - 2008 RS24

K08R24S 2008 RS24 (small asteroid, H=22.6 ~102m) was discovered at 0555 UT on 6 Sept. by MLS, which observed it at Sept. 6.22-26p8, 6.32-33p4, and 7.16-18p4. The discovery was confirmed by MRO (Sept. 6.33-34p3) and ARO (Sept. 8.13-14p3).

MPEC 2008-R37 - "13:52 UT" - 2008 RR24

K08R24R 2008 RR24 (H=21.2 ~195m) was discovered at 0513 UT on 6 Sept. by CSS, which observed it at Sept. 6.22-30p8. The discovery was confirmed by MRO (Sept. 6.27-29p6), Sabino Canyon Obs. (Sept. 6.31-32p5), Young/Table Mtn. (Sept. 6.36-38p4 & 8.34-36p4), Alter Satzberg Obs. (Sept. 6.86-88p4), Farra d'Isonzo Obs. (Sept. 6.95p2), Remanzacco Obs. (Sept. 6.95p2), CEAMIG-REA (Sept. 7.04p3), Bisei Spaceguard Center (Sept. 7.56p5), Montcabre Obs. (Sept. 7.87-88p3), Eschenberg Obs. (Sept. 7.88p5), ARO (Sept. 8.06-07p3), and Sandlot Obs. (Sept. 8.18p4).

MPEC 2008-R36 - "13:49 UT" - 2008 RQ24

K08R24Q 2008 RQ24 (H=20.7 ~245m) was discovered at 0613 UT on 5 Sept. by LINEAR, which observed it at Sept. 5.26-31p5 and 7.28-32p4. The discovery was confirmed by MLS (Sept. 6.22-24p4), the Spacewatch 1.8m telescope (Sept. 6.22-23p3), MRO (Sept. 6.23-30p5), Junk Bond Obs. (Sept. 6.35-37p2, 6.42-44p2 & 7.45-48p4), Sabino Canyon Obs. (Sept. 6.39p2), Young/Table Mtn. (Sept. 6.42-43p4), Terskol Obs. (Sept. 6.97p3), and Modra Obs. (Sept. 7.11-12p4).

<< DOU on 8 Sept. '08 >> MPEC 2008-R35 - "06:08 UT" - Daily Orbit Update

Observations of recently (no longer) risk-listed objects
K08R01H 2008 RH1 (small asteroid, arc=3 days, H=22.5 ~107m) from Spacewatch 0.9m (Sept. 6.36-39p3), MRO (Sept. 6.45-48p5), and MLS (Sept. 7.32-33p4)
K08R01G 2008 RG1 (arc=3 days, H=20.5 ~269m) from LINEAR (Sept. 7.32-38p5)
Observations of small asteroids (H>22.0)
J98S09D 1998 SD9 (q=0.348 AU, arc=2 opp, H=24.2 ~49m) from CSS (Sept. 7.30-32p4 & 7.38-39p4)
Observations of other objects
K08P09H 2008 PH9 from SSS (Sept. 6.54p1 & 6.60p1)
K05R34C 2005 RC34 (arc=2 opp, H=19.7 ~389m) from Ametlla del Valles Obs. (Sept. 2.10-12p5)
K05B02E 2005 BE2 (arc=3 opp, H=18.2 ~776m) from CSS (Sept. 7.43-45p4)
K03R00M 2003 RM (Q=4.673 AU, arc=2 opp, H=19.9 ~355m) from LINEAR (Sept. 7.28-31p3) and CSS (Sept. 7.38-39p4)
K03L06O 2003 LO6 (Q=4.583 AU, arc=3 opp, H=16.9 ~1.41 km) from Ametlla del Valles Obs. (Sept. 2.04-06p3)
K02S41S 2002 SS41 (i=63.7°, arc=3 opp, H=17.2 ~1.23 km) from El Guijo Obs. (Sept. 7.97-01p2)
K02R25W 2002 RW25 (arc=3 opp, H=18.9 ~562m) from LINEAR (Sept. 7.39-45p5)
K01R17V 2001 RV17 (arc=3 opp, H=20.3 ~295m) from CSS (Sept. 7.39-41p4)
K01QF3L 2001 QL153 (arc=2 opp, H=19.1 ~513m) from MLS (Sept. 7.24-26p4)
K00F10J 2000 FJ10 (arc=4 opp, H=21.3 ~186m) from LINEAR (Sept. 7.32-37p5)
J98S00O 1998 SO (q=0.220 AU, arc=2 opp, H=20.6 ~257m) from LINEAR (Sept. 7.32-38p5)
J0166 190166 2005 UP156 from MLS (Sept. 7.40-42p3)
I8452 188452 2004 HE62 from Ametlla del Valles Obs. (Sept. 1.97-00p7)
G4400 164400 2005 GN59 from Stonegate Obs. (Sept. 3.17p1, 3.23p1, 3.31p1 & 3.36p1), Taurus-1 Obs. (Sept. 7.00-05p35), and Eschenberg Obs. (Sept. 7.78-80p7)
G2911 162911 2001 LL5 from LINEAR (Sept. 7.27-31p4)
G2900 162900 2001 HG31 from CSS (Sept. 7.45-48p4)
G2186 162186 1999 OP3 from LINEAR (Sept. 7.26-31p5)
85818 85818 1998 XM4 from CSS (Sept. 7.18-20p4)
16960 16960 1998 QS52 from Sant Celoni Obs. (Aug. 16.98p1, 17.08p1, 17.97p1, 18.06p1, 18.12p1, 21.91p1, 21.98p1 & 22.08p1), Raheny Obs. (Sept. 2.03-07p3), and El Guijo Obs. (Sept. 7.92-96p3)
11500 11500 1989 UR from Crni Vrh Obs. (Sept. 6.94-97p4)
11398 11398 1998 YP11 from Sant Celoni Obs. (July 27.91p1 & 28.88p1)
08567 8567 1996 HW1 from Sant Celoni Obs. (Aug. 16.89p1, 16.94p1, 17.03p1, 17.94p1, 18.01p1, 18.08p1, 21.87p1, 21.93p1 & 22.01p1), Siegen Obs. (Aug. 31.06-07p3), Raheny Obs. (Sept. 2.02-06p3), and LINEAR (Sept. 7.26-32p5)
05786 5786 Talos (1991 RC) from CSS (Sept. 7.32-35p4)
05143 5143 Heracles (1991 VL) from LINEAR (Sept. 7.32-37p5)
01917 1917 Cuyo (1968 AA) from Ametlla del Valles Obs. (Sept. 2.16-18p4)
01627 1627 Ivar (1929 SH) from Taurus-1 Obs. (Sept. 7.08-09p12) and LINEAR (Sept. 7.38-43p3)
01620 1620 Geographos (1951 RA) from Raheny Obs. (Sept. 2.03-07p3)

MPEC 2008-R34 - "04:10 UT" - 1991 TB2

J91T02B 1991 TB2 (H=17.1 ~1.29 km) from Spacewatch 0.9m (Sept. 4.14-17p3), Spacewatch 1.8m (Sept. 4.26-27p3 at V=21.8-22.3, 5.21-22p3 at V=22.2-6 & 6.17-18p3 at V=21.9-22.3), and MRO (Sept. 6.20-22p3)

MPEC 2008-R33 - "03:29 UT" - 2002 JC9

K02J09C 2002 JC9 (q=0.381 AU, Q=4.120 AU, H=18.6 ~645m) from SSS (Sept. 6.50-54p5, 6.60p1 & 6.69p1) and CEAMIG-REA (Sept. 7.07-08p3 & 8.06-07p3)

Observers on 8 September '08

A total of 74 observing facilities appear in today's MPECs.

Code	Observer / observatory
`349`	Ageo Obs. in Japan, 8 in MPECs 2008-R48 & 2008-R49 -- P/2008 Q2, C/2008 J1, C/2007 W1, C/2007 U1, C/2006 W3, C/2006 OF2, 51P, 19P
`B03`	Alter Satzberg Obs. in Austria, 1 in MPEC 2008-R37 -- 2008 RR24
`B37`	Ametlla del Valles Obs. in Spain, 11 in MPECs 2008-R35, 2008-R44, 2008-R47 & 2008-R49 -- C/2008 Q1, C/2008 N1, C/2008 J6, C/2006 W3, C/2006 S3, C/2006 OF2, 2005 RC34, 2003 LO6, 188452, 1917, 44P
`H55`	Astronomical Research Obs. (ARO) in Illinois, 7 in MPECs 2008-R37, 2008-R38, 2008-R39, 2008-R40, 2008-R42, 2008-R44 & 2008-R51 -- 2008 RY24, 2008 RW24, 2008 RT24, 2008 RS24, 2008 RR24, C/2008 R3, C/2008 N1
`300`	Bisei Spaceguard Center in Japan, 1 in MPEC 2008-R37 -- 2008 RR24
`B59`	Borken Obs. in Germany, 2 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- C/2007 W1, C/2007 U1
`215`	Buchloe Obs. in Germany, 1 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- 14P
`235`	CAST Obs. in Italy, 4 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- C/2007 W1, C/2007 N3, C/2006 W3, C/2005 L3
`I77`	CEAMIG-REA in Brazil, 3 in MPECs 2008-R33, 2008-R37 & 2008-R42 -- 2008 RY24, 2008 RR24, 2002 JC9
`J79`	Calarreona Obs. in Spain, 4 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- C/2007 N3, C/2005 L3, 47P, 6P
`B09`	Capannoli Obs. in Italy, 1 in MPEC 2008-R47 -- C/2008 Q1
`703`	Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) in Arizona, 13 in MPECs 2008-R35, 2008-R37, 2008-R39, 2008-R40, 2008-R41, 2008-R42 & 2008-R43 -- 2008 RZ24, 2008 RY24, 2008 RX24, 2008 RW24, 2008 RT24, 2008 RR24, 2005 BE2, 2003 RM, 2001 RV17, 1998 SD9, 85818, 162900, 5786
`A77`	Chante-Perdrix Obs. in France, 3 in MPECs 2008-R47 & 2008-R49 -- C/2008 Q1, C/2008 J6, 2P
`I31`	Cristo Rey Obs. in Argentina, 1 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- 6P
`106`	Crni Vrh Obs. in Slovenia, 1 in MPEC 2008-R35 -- 11500
`H98`	Dark Roseanne Obs. in Connecticut, 1 in MPEC 2008-R42 -- 2008 RY24
`J27`	El Guijo Obs. in Spain, 3 in MPECs 2008-R35 & 2008-R47 -- C/2008 Q1, 2002 SS41, 16960
`114`	Engelhardt Obs. Zelenchukskaya Station in Karachay-Cherkessia, 2 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- 146P, 33P
`151`	Eschenberg Obs. in Switzerland, 2 in MPECs 2008-R35 & 2008-R37 -- 2008 RR24, 164400
`595`	Farra d'Isonzo Obs. in Italy, 2 in MPECs 2008-R37 & 2008-R51 -- 2008 RR24, C/2008 R3
`372`	Geisei Obs. in Japan, 3 in MPECs 2008-R48 & 2008-R49 -- P/2008 Q2, 67P, 47P
`E16`	Grove Creek Obs. in New South Wales, 3 in MPECs 2008-R49 & 2008-R51 -- C/2008 R3, 67P, 6P
`458`	Guadarrama Obs. in Spain, 2 in MPECs 2008-R49 & 2008-R51 -- C/2008 R3, C/2007 N3
`442`	Gualba Obs. in Spain, 3 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- C/2007 W1, C/2006 OF2, 6P
`701`	Junk Bond Obs. in Arizona, 1 in MPEC 2008-R36 -- 2008 RQ24
`246`	KLENOT in the Czech Republic, 1 in MPEC 2008-R45 -- P/2008 O2
`682`	Kanab Obs. in Utah, 1 in MPEC 2008-R41 -- 2008 RX24
`585`	Kiev Comet Station in the Ukraine, 7 in MPECs 2008-R44, 2008-R45, 2008-R47, 2008-R49 & 2008-R50 -- C/2008 Q1, P/2008 O3, P/2008 O2, C/2008 N1, C/2007 W1, C/2007 N3, 200P
`704`	LINEAR in New Mexico, 19 in MPECs 2008-R35, 2008-R36, 2008-R44, 2008-R49 & 2008-R51 -- 2008 RQ24, 2008 RG1, C/2008 R3, C/2008 N1, C/2007 W1, C/2006 S3, 2003 RM, 2002 RW25, 2000 FJ10, 1998 SO, 162911, 162186, 8567, 5143, 1627, 200P, 59P, 51P, 44P
`J75`	La Sagra Obs. in Spain, 1 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- 61P
`J38`	La Vara Obs. in Spain, 6 in MPECs 2008-R47 & 2008-R49 -- C/2008 Q1, C/2008 J1, C/2006 W3, C/2006 OF2, 67P, 47P
`H01`	Magdalena Ridge Obs. (MRO) in New Mexico, 6 in MPECs 2008-R34, 2008-R35, 2008-R36, 2008-R37, 2008-R38 & 2008-R39 -- 2008 RT24, 2008 RS24, 2008 RR24, 2008 RQ24, 2008 RH1, 1991 TB2
`J40`	Malaga Obs. in Spain, 9 in MPECs 2008-R44, 2008-R47, 2008-R48 & 2008-R49 -- P/2008 Q2, C/2008 Q1, C/2008 N1, P/2008 L2, C/2007 W1, C/2006 W3, C/2005 L3, 200P, 59P
`232`	Masquefa Obs. in Spain, 3 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- P/2008 L2, 51P, 6P
`711`	McDonald Obs. in Texas, 2 in MPECs 2008-R42 & 2008-R51 -- 2008 RY24, C/2008 R3
`118`	Modra Obs. in Slovakia, 6 in MPECs 2008-R36, 2008-R47, 2008-R48 & 2008-R49 -- 2008 RQ24, P/2008 Q2, C/2008 Q1, C/2008 J6, C/2007 W1, 51P
`152`	Moletai Obs. in Lithuania, 2 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- P/2008 L2, C/2007 W1
`J45`	Montana Cabreja Obs. in the Canary Islands, 3 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- 67P, 47P, 6P
`213`	Montcabre Obs. in Spain, 10 in MPECs 2008-R37, 2008-R42, 2008-R44, 2008-R45, 2008-R47, 2008-R49 & 2008-R51 -- 2008 RY24, 2008 RR24, C/2008 R3, C/2008 Q1, P/2008 O2, C/2008 N1, C/2007 N3, C/2006 W3, 67P, 2P
`945`	Monte Deva Obs. in Spain, 6 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- C/2008 J1, C/2007 W1, C/2006 W3, C/2006 OF2, C/2005 L3, 6P
`900`	Moriyama Obs. in Japan, 4 in MPECs 2008-R47, 2008-R49 & 2008-R51 -- C/2008 R3, C/2008 Q1, C/2007 N3, 6P
`G96`	Mt. Lemmon Survey (MLS) in Arizona, 9 in MPECs 2008-R35, 2008-R36, 2008-R38, 2008-R39, 2008-R40, 2008-R41 & 2008-R49 -- 2008 RX24, 2008 RW24, 2008 RT24, 2008 RS24, 2008 RQ24, 2008 RH1, 2001 QL153, 190166, 2P
`J47`	Nazaret Obs. in Spain, 13 in MPECs 2008-R44, 2008-R45, 2008-R48 & 2008-R49 -- P/2008 Q2, P/2008 O2, C/2008 N1, C/2007 N3, C/2006 OF2, 200P, 199P, 67P, 61P, 51P, 47P, 6P, 2P
`423`	North Ryde Obs. in New South Wales, 3 in MPECs 2008-R45, 2008-R46 & 2008-R49 -- C/2008 P1, P/2008 O2, P/2008 J3
`B49`	Paus Obs. in Spain, 2 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- 200P, 59P
`H45`	Petit Jean Mtn. South Obs. (PJMSO) in Arkansas, 4 in MPECs 2008-R44, 2008-R47 & 2008-R49 -- C/2008 Q1, C/2008 N1, C/2007 W1, 200P
`941`	Pla D'Arguines Obs. in Spain, 2 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- C/2007 W1, 51P
`B58`	Polaris Obs. in Hungary, 2 in MPECs 2008-R47 & 2008-R49 -- C/2008 Q1, C/2005 L3
`J53`	Posadas Obs. in Spain, 8 in MPECs 2008-R45, 2008-R47 & 2008-R49 -- C/2008 Q1, P/2008 O2, P/2008 L2, C/2008 J1, C/2007 W1, C/2007 N3, C/2006 W3, C/2006 OF2
`H59`	Prairie Grass Obs. in Indiana, 1 in MPEC 2008-R51 -- C/2008 R3
`H06`	RAS Obs. Mayhill in New Mexico, 4 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- C/2007 W1, C/2006 OF2, 51P, 6P
`J41`	Raheny Obs. in Ireland, 3 in MPEC 2008-R35 -- 16960, 8567, 1620
`473`	Remanzacco Obs. in Italy, 2 in MPECs 2008-R37 & 2008-R49 -- 2008 RR24, 6P
`461`	SZTE Asteroid Program in Hungary, 1 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- C/2005 L3
`854`	Sabino Canyon Obs. in Arizona, 3 in MPECs 2008-R36, 2008-R37 & 2008-R39 -- 2008 RT24, 2008 RR24, 2008 RQ24
`104`	San Marcello Pistoiese Obs. in Italy, 4 in MPECs 2008-R47, 2008-R48 & 2008-R49 -- P/2008 Q2, C/2008 Q1, 67P, 6P
`H36`	Sandlot Obs. in Kansas, 4 in MPECs 2008-R37, 2008-R42, 2008-R48 & 2008-R51 -- 2008 RY24, 2008 RR24, C/2008 R3, P/2008 Q2
`B70`	Sant Celoni Obs. in Spain, 3 in MPEC 2008-R35 -- 16960, 11398, 8567
`204`	Schiaparelli Obs. in Italy, 1 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- 19P
`E12`	Siding Spring Survey (SSS) in New South Wales, 3 in MPECs 2008-R33, 2008-R35 & 2008-R49 -- 2008 PH9, P/2008 J3, 2002 JC9
`510`	Siegen Obs. in Germany, 5 in MPECs 2008-R35 & 2008-R49 -- C/2008 J1, C/2007 W1, C/2006 OF2, 8567, 19P
`B40`	Skylive Obs. in Italy, 3 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- C/2007 W1, C/2006 W3, C/2006 OF2
`691`	Spacewatch 0.9m telescope in Arizona, 3 in MPECs 2008-R34, 2008-R35 & 2008-R41 -- 2008 RX24, 2008 RH1, 1991 TB2
`291`	Spacewatch 1.8m telescope in Arizona, 2 in MPECs 2008-R34 & 2008-R36 -- 2008 RQ24, 1991 TB2
`A71`	Stixendorf Obs. in Austria, 9 in MPECs 2008-R45, 2008-R47, 2008-R48 & 2008-R49 -- P/2008 Q2, C/2008 Q1, P/2008 O2, C/2007 W1, C/2007 N3, C/2006 W3, C/2006 OF2, 199P, 33P
`H67`	Stonegate Obs. in Michigan, 1 in MPEC 2008-R35 -- 164400
`673`	Table Mtn. Obs. in southern California, 4 in MPECs 2008-R44, 2008-R48, 2008-R50 & 2008-R51 -- C/2008 R3, P/2008 Q2, P/2008 O3, C/2008 N1
`6735`	Jim Young via Table Mtn. Obs. in southern California, 4 in MPECs 2008-R36, 2008-R37, 2008-R39 & 2008-R42 -- 2008 RY24, 2008 RT24, 2008 RR24, 2008 RQ24
`A98`	Taurus-1 Obs. in Belarus, 2 in MPEC 2008-R35 -- 164400, 1627
`B26`	Terres Blanches Obs. in France, 1 in MPEC 2008-R45 -- P/2008 O2
`B18`	Terskol Obs. in Russia, 2 in MPECs 2008-R36 & 2008-R41 -- 2008 RX24, 2008 RQ24
`J70`	Vega del Thader Obs. in Spain, 1 in MPEC 2008-R47 -- C/2008 Q1
`J30`	Ventilla Obs., 1 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- C/2005 L3
`H47`	Vicksburg Obs. in Mississippi, 1 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- C/2007 W1
`B42`	Vitebsk Obs. in Belarus, 3 in MPEC 2008-R49 -- P/2008 L2, 200P, 14P

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Impact Risk Monitoring on 8 September '08

At last check (NEODyS and JPL at 2035 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.

Chronology on 8 September '08

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

1820	Grabbed MPEC 2008-R50 - Comet P/2008 O3 (Boattini) - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-R51 - Comet C/2008 R3 (LINEAR) - see above
1658	Grabbed MPEC 2008-R36 - 2008 RQ24 - see above
1657	Grabbed MPEC 2008-R35 - Daily Orbit Update - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-R37 - 2008 RR24 - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-R38 - 2008 RS24 - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-R39 - 2008 RT24 - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-R40 - 2008 RW24 - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-R41 - 2008 RX24 - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-R42 - 2008 RY24 - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-R43 - 2008 RZ24 - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-R44 - Comet C/2008 N1 (Holmes) - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-R45 - Comet P/2008 O2 (McNaught) - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-R46 - Comet C/2008 P1 (Garradd) - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-R47 - Comet C/2008 Q1 (Maticic) - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-R48 - Comet P/2008 Q2 (Ory) - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-R49 - Observations of Comets - see above
0523	Grabbed MPEC 2008-R33 - 2002 JC9 - see above Grabbed MPEC 2008-R34 - 1991 TB2 - see above

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