Contents on 19 December '08
- IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- two listings: 2 new
- New MPECs -- three MPECs
- Observers -- seven 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 19 December '08
The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page has 2 listings: 2 new
When last checked at 2358 UTC today, the Minor Planet Center's Near Earth Object discovery Confirmation Page (NEOCP) had two new listings. Both of these were "one nighters."
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 19 December '08
Minor Planet Electronic Circulars
As of last check at 2358 UTC, there have been three MPECs issued today from the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- MPEC 2008-Y08 time-stamped "07:06 UT" - Daily Orbit Update - see below
- MPEC 2008-Y09 time-stamped "19:21 UT" - 2004 KT - see below
- MPEC 2008-Y10 time-stamped "22:12 UT" - 2005 TE15
MPEC 2008-Y10 - "22:12 UT" - 2005 TE15
- K05T15E 2005 TE15 (H=19.9 ~355m) from Calar Alto Obs. (Dec. 18.91-93p3 & 19.91p3)
MPEC 2008-Y09 - "19:21 UT" - 2004 KT
- K04K00T 2004 KT (i=43.7°, H=18.0 ~851m) from Calar Alto Obs. (Dec. 18.87-89p3 & 19.77-79p3)
<< DOU on 19 Dec. '08 >> MPEC 2008-Y08 - "07:06 UT" - Daily Orbit Update
- Observations of recently (no longer) risk-listed objects
- K08X00N 2008 XN (arc=16 days, H=21.2 ~195m) from Calar Alto Obs. (Dec. 18.84-85p3)
- K08W63Q 2008 WQ63 (arc=27 days, H=20.0 ~339m) from Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (Dec. 18.70-74p4) and Calar Alto Obs. (Dec. 19.06-07p3)
- K08W32K 2008 WK32 (arc=28 days, H=19.3 ~467m) from Calar Alto Obs. (Dec. 18.86p2)
- Observations of other objects
- K08Y00A 2008 YA (Q=4.079 AU, arc=2 days, H=17.8 ~933m) from the Siding Spring Survey (SSS) (Dec. 18.44p1)
- K08W60L 2008 WL60 (arc=26 days, H=18.1 ~812m) from Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (Dec. 18.57-58p2 & 18.62-64p3) and Paus Obs. (Dec. 18.96-97p3)
- K08V00F 2008 VF (arc=47 days, H=19.5 ~426m) from SSS (Dec. 18.48p2)
- K08U00C 2008 UC (arc=60 days, H=18.9 ~562m) from SSS (Dec. 18.43p2)
- K08E05V 2008 EV5 (arc=2 opp, H=20.2 ~309m) from Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (Dec. 18.77-80p10)
- K00F01L 2000 FL1 (i=43.6°, Q=4.178 AU, arc=2 opp, H=15.4 ~2.82 km, q=1.291 AU) from Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (Dec. 18.83-86p6)
- J9801 199801 2007 AE12 from Inastars Obs. (Dec. 19.02p2)
- G2900 162900 2001 HG31 from Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (Dec. 18.55p5)
- G2004 162004 1991 VE from El Guijo Obs. (Dec. 18.89-92p3)
- D6635 136635 1994 VA1 from Herrenberg Obs. (Dec. 18.89-90p4)
- B1253 111253 2001 XU10 from Inastars Obs. (Dec. 18.99p4)
- 07358 7358 Oze (1995 YA3) from Paus Obs. (Dec. 18.98-99p3)
- 04179 4179 Toutatis (1989 AC) from Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (Dec. 18.75-76p4)
Observers on 19 December '08
Seven observing facilities appear in today's MPECs.
| Code | Observer / observatory |
|---|---|
| 493 | Calar Alto Obs. in Spain, 5 in MPECs 2008-Y08, 2008-Y09 & 2008-Y10 -- 2008 XN, 2008 WQ63, 2008 WK32, 2005 TE15, 2004 KT |
| J27 | El Guijo Obs. in Spain, 1 in MPEC 2008-Y08 -- 162004 |
| 379 | Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. in Japan, 6 in MPEC 2008-Y08 -- 2008 WQ63, 2008 WL60, 2008 EV5, 2000 FL1, 162900, 4179 |
| 240 | Herrenberg Obs. in Germany, 1 in MPEC 2008-Y08 -- 136635 |
| B15 | Inastars Obs. in Germany, 2 in MPEC 2008-Y08 -- 199801, 111253 |
| B49 | Paus Obs. in Spain, 2 in MPEC 2008-Y08 -- 2008 WL60, 7358 |
| E12 | Siding Spring Survey (SSS) in New South Wales, 3 in MPEC 2008-Y08 -- 2008 YA, 2008 VF, 2008 UC |
| For a list of all participating observatories that have Web addresses, see A/CC's Observatory Links page. | |
Impact Risk Monitoring on 19 December '08
At last check (NEODyS and JPL at 2358 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 19 December '08
Times are UTC for when items were noted or added by The Tracking News.
| 2302 | Grabbed MPEC 2008-Y10 - 2005 TE15 - see above |
| 2158 | Noted that the NEOCP has become active |
| 1958 | Grabbed MPEC 2008-Y09 - 2004 KT - see above |
| 1355 | Grabbed MPEC 2008-Y08 - Daily Orbit Update - see above |
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