Contents on 6 January '09
- IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- three listings: 2 new, 1 updated
- New MPECs -- two MPECs
- Observers -- nine observing facilities
- Impact Risk Monitoring -- nothing to report
- Chronology
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NEOCP Activity on 6 January '09
The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page has 3 listings: 2 new, 1 updated
When last checked at 2257 UTC today, the Minor Planet Center's Near Earth Object discovery Confirmation Page (NEOCP) had two new and one updated listings. All 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 6 January '09
Minor Planet Electronic Circulars
As of last check at 2257 UTC, there have been two MPECs posted today from the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- MPEC 2009-A38 time-stamped "07:08 UT" - Daily Orbit Update - see below
- MPEC 2009-A39 time-stamped "12:59 UT" - 2005 PY16
MPEC 2009-A39 - "12:59 UT" - 2005 PY16
- K05P16Y 2005 PY16 (H=19.3 ~467m) from David Tholen's team on Mauna Kea (2007 June 15.28p1 at R=23.7, 2008 Oct. 21.59p1 at R=22.8 & Nov. 20.62p1 at R=22.8)
<< DOU on 6 Jan. '09 >> MPEC 2009-A38 - "07:08 UT" - Daily Orbit Update
- Observations of small asteroids (H>22.0)
- K08Y29G 2008 YG29 (arc=7 days, H=24.0 ~54m) from the Spacewatch 0.9m telescope (Jan. 2.34-38p3) and Great Shefford Obs. (Jan. 5.95-97p3)
- Observations of other objects
- K09A00O 2009 AO (i=44.2°, q=0.324 AU, arc=4 days, H=17.6 ~1.02 km) from Great Shefford Obs. (Jan. 5.89-91p3)
- K08Y32Z 2008 YZ32 (arc=5 days, H=20.2 ~309m) from Great Shefford Obs. (Jan. 5.92-94p3)
- K08Y02K 2008 YK2 (arc=16 days, H=19.6 ~407m) from Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (Jan. 5.68-71p8)
- K08W60L 2008 WL60 (arc=43 days, H=18.2 ~776m) from Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (Jan. 5.62-67p9)
- K08U94Z 2008 UZ94 (arc=69 days, H=17.7 ~977m) from Boambee Obs. (Jan. 4.42-44p4 & 5.42-43p4)
- K08S82H 2008 SH82 (arc=101 days, H=21.4 ~178m) from Castelmartini Obs. (Jan. 4.88p3) and Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (Jan. 5.61-62p3)
- K08S01Q 2008 SQ1 (Q=4.682 AU, arc=2 opp, H=18.5 ~676m) from Castelmartini Obs. (Jan. 4.89-91p3)
- K08R80E 2008 RE80
- K08Q03T 2008 QT3 (arc=133 days, H=18.8 ~589m) from Balzaretto Obs. (Jan. 4.79-80p3)
- K08E05V 2008 EV5 (arc=2 opp, H=20.0 ~339m) from Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (Jan. 5.54-55p19)
- K06W01Q 2006 WQ1 (arc=2 opp, H=19.4 ~446m) from Spacewatch 0.9m (Jan. 3.30-32p2)
- K05H08A 2005 HA8 (arc=3 opp, H=19.2 ~490m) from Spacewatch 0.9m (Jan. 2.12-14p2)
- K05B00C 2005 BC (arc=2 opp, H=18.0 ~851m) from Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (Jan. 5.73-76p11)
- K04L03V 2004 LV3 (arc=2 opp, H=18.8 ~589m) from Boambee Obs. (Jan. 5.44-49p3)
- K03X22B 2003 XB22 (arc=3 opp, H=19.2 ~490m) from Spacewatch 0.9m (Jan. 3.33-35p2)
- K02J09A 2002 JA9 (arc=3 opp, H=18.7 ~616m) from Spacewatch 0.9m (Jan. 3.19-23p3)
- K02E03B 2002 EB3 (arc=5 opp, H=17.8 ~933m) from Spacewatch 0.9m (Jan. 3.53-56p3)
- K0754 200754 2001 WA25 from Castelmartini Obs. (Jan. 4.93-94p3)
- J4386 194386 2001 VG5 from Castelmartini Obs. (Jan. 3.74-78p3)
- H5114 175114 2004 QQ from Spacewatch 0.9m (Jan. 3.41-44p3)
- G2361 162361 2000 AF6 from Castelmartini Obs. (Jan. 3.81-82p3)
- G2183 162183 1999 NB5 from Spacewatch 0.9m (Jan. 2.15-17p2)
- F5334 155334 2006 DZ169 from Spacewatch 0.9m (Jan. 3.54-56p3)
- F3814 153814 2001 WN5 from Spacewatch 0.9m (Jan. 2.17-21p3)
- F3306 153306 2001 JL1 from Boambee Obs. (Jan. 5.45-50p3)
- E2348 142348 2002 RX211 from Castelmartini Obs. (Jan. 3.96p3)
- E1765 141765 2002 MP3 from Castelmartini Obs. (Jan. 3.89-90p2 & 4.94-95p3)
- E1052 141052 2001 XR1 from Castelmartini Obs. (Jan. 3.97-98p3)
- D8911 138911 2001 AE2 from Spacewatch 0.9m (Jan. 2.52-54p3)
- D6923 136923 1998 JH2 from Inastars Obs. (Jan. 5.90-91p3)
- D6849 136849 1998 CS1 from Spacewatch 0.9m (Dec. 31.37-40p3) and Castelmartini Obs. (Jan. 3.99-00p3)
- B1253 111253 2001 XU10 from Inastars Obs. (Jan. 5.95-96p3)
- 89355 89355 2001 VS78 from Castelmartini Obs. (Jan. 3.82-83p3)
- 53430 53430 1999 TY16 from Boambee Obs. (Jan. 5.43p1 & 5.48p1)
- 22099 22099 2000 EX106 from Castelmartini Obs. (Jan. 4.86-87p3)
- 18106 18106 Blume (2000 NX3) from Spacewatch 0.9m (Jan. 2.31-33p2)
- 11405 11405 1999 CV3 from the Siding Spring Survey (SSS) (Jan. 4.50-52p4)
- 05332 5332 Davidaguilar (1990 DA) from Boambee Obs. (Jan. 4.42-46p3) and SSS (Jan. 5.45-46p3)
Observers on 6 January '09
Nine observing facilities appear in today's MPECs.
| Code | Observer / observatory |
|---|---|
| A81 | Balzaretto Obs. in Italy, 1 in MPEC 2009-A38 -- 2008 QT3 |
| 432 | Boambee Obs. in New South Wales, 5 in MPEC 2009-A38 -- 2008 UZ94, 2004 LV3, 53430, 153306, 5332 |
| 160 | Castelmartini Obs. in Italy, 11 in MPEC 2009-A38 -- 2008 SQ1, 2008 SH82, 89355, 22099, 200754, 194386, 162361, 142348, 141765, 141052, 136849 |
| J95 | Great Shefford Obs. in England, 3 in MPEC 2009-A38 -- 2009 AO, 2008 YZ32, 2008 YG29 |
| 379 | Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. in Japan, 5 in MPEC 2009-A38 -- 2008 YK2, 2008 WL60, 2008 SH82, 2008 EV5, 2005 BC |
| B15 | Inastars Obs. in Germany, 2 in MPEC 2009-A38 -- 136923, 111253 |
| 5682 | David Tholen's team on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, 1 in MPEC 2009-A39 -- 2005 PY16 |
| E12 | Siding Spring Survey (SSS) in New South Wales, 2 in MPEC 2009-A38 -- 11405, 5332 |
| 691 | Spacewatch 0.9m telescope in Arizona, 13 in MPEC 2009-A38 -- 2008 YG29, 2006 WQ1, 2005 HA8, 2003 XB22, 2002 JA9, 2002 EB3, 18106, 175114, 162183, 155334, 153814, 138911, 136849 |
| For a list of all participating observatories that have Web addresses, see A/CC's Observatory Links page. | |
Impact Risk Monitoring on 6 January '09
At last check (NEODyS and JPL at 2257 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 6 January '09
Times are UTC for when items were noted or added by The Tracking News.
| 1459 | Grabbed MPEC 2009-A38 - Daily Orbit Update - see above Grabbed MPEC 2009-A39 - 2005 PY16 - see above Noted that the NEOCP has become active |
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