Contents on 10 January '09
- IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- one listing: 1 updated
- New MPECs -- two MPECs
- Observers -- nine 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 10 January '09
The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page has 1 listing: 1 updated
When last checked at 2358 UTC today, the Minor Planet Center's Near Earth Object discovery Confirmation Page (NEOCP) had one updated listing.
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 10 January '09
Minor Planet Electronic Circulars
As of last check at 2358 UTC, there have been two MPECs posted today from the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- MPEC 2009-A56 time-stamped "05:58 UT" - 2005 WC1 - see below
- MPEC 2009-A57 time-stamped "07:11 UT" - Daily Orbit Update
<< DOU on 10 Jan. '09 >> MPEC 2009-A57 - "07:11 UT" - Daily Orbit Update
- Observations of recently (no longer) risk-listed objects
- K08Y30U 2008 YU30 (small asteroid, arc=8 days, H=23.1 ~81m) from Astronomical Research Obs. (ARO) (Jan. 8.34-35p3)
- Observations of other objects
- K08Y02K 2008 YK2 (arc=20 days, H=19.5 ~426m) from Petit Jean Mtn. South Obs. (PJMSO) (Jan. 9.28-29p7)
- K08W02N 2008 WN2 (arc=77 days, H=20.8 ~234m) from ARO (Jan. 9.09-10p4)
- K08U95C 2008 UC95 (arc=72 days, H=18.6 ~645m) from PJMSO (Jan. 9.34-35p6)
- K08U00C 2008 UC (arc=82 days, H=18.9 ~562m) from Madonna di Dossobuono Obs. (Jan. 9.74p3)
- K08TF7E 2008 TE157 (Q=4.444 AU, arc=99 days, H=20.7 ~245m) from ARO (Jan. 9.03p3)
- K08S01O 2008 SO1 (Q=4.610 AU, arc=2 opp, H=19.8 ~371m) from the Spacewatch 0.9m telescope (2003 Sept. 19.39-45p3) and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) (2003 Oct. 23.22p2)
- K08Q03T 2008 QT3 (arc=137 days, H=18.8 ~589m) from ARO (Jan. 9.03-04p3), PJMSO (Jan. 9.06-07p7), and Thompsonville Obs. (Jan. 9.12-13p6)
- K08M05B 2008 MB5 (arc=193 days, H=19.2 ~490m) from PJMSO (Jan. 9.35-36p7)
- K01F09X 2001 FX9 (arc=4 opp, H=18.7 ~616m) from PJMSO (Jan. 9.27-28p5)
- J94A01W 1994 AW1 (arc=3 opp, H=17.6 ~1.02 km) from PJMSO (Jan. 9.05-06p5) and Madonna di Dossobuono Obs. (Jan. 9.75p3)
- D7805 137805 1999 YK5 from program code "\" (26) via RAS Obs. Mayhill (Jan. 10.05-06p3)
- 12711 12711 Tukmit (1991 BB) from Cyclops Obs. (Dec. 27.18-21p2, 27.92p1, 27.98p1 & 28.89p1)
- 01864 1864 Daedalus (1971 FA) from Cyclops Obs. (Dec. 27.19-22p2, 27.93p1 & 27.99p1)
MPEC 2009-A56 - "05:58 UT" - 2005 WC1
- K05W01C 2005 WC1 (Earth MOID=5.8 LD, H=20.7 ~245m) from David Tholen's team on Mauna Kea (2008 Oct. 21.33p1 at R=23.3 & 2008 Oct. 22.35p1 at R=23.2)
Observers on 10 January '09
Nine observing facilities appear in today's MPECs.
| Code | Observer / observatory |
|---|---|
| H55 | Astronomical Research Obs. (ARO) in Illinois, 4 in MPEC 2009-A57 -- 2008 YU30, 2008 WN2, 2008 TE157, 2008 QT3 |
| B84 | Cyclops Obs., 2 in MPEC 2009-A57 -- 12711, 1864 |
| 560 | Madonna di Dossobuono Obs. in Italy, 2 in MPEC 2009-A57 -- 2008 UC, 1994 AW1 |
| 5682 | David Tholen's team on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, 1 in MPEC 2009-A56 -- 2005 WC1 |
| H45 | Petit Jean Mtn. South Obs. (PJMSO) in Arkansas, 6 in MPEC 2009-A57 -- 2008 YK2, 2008 UC95, 2008 QT3, 2008 MB5, 2001 FX9, 1994 AW1 |
| H06\ | program code "\" (26) via RAS Obs. Mayhill in New Mexico, 1 in MPEC 2009-A57 -- 137805 |
| 645 | Sloan Digital Sky Survey in New Mexico, 1 in MPEC 2009-A57 -- 2008 SO1 |
| 691 | Spacewatch 0.9m telescope in Arizona, 1 in MPEC 2009-A57 -- 2008 SO1 |
| H53 | Thompsonville Obs. in Illinois, 1 in MPEC 2009-A57 -- 2008 QT3 |
| For a list of all participating observatories that have Web addresses, see A/CC's Observatory Links page. | |
Impact Risk Monitoring on 10 January '09
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 10 January '09
Times are UTC for when items were noted or added by The Tracking News.
| 1453 | Grabbed MPEC 2009-A57 - Daily Orbit Update - see above |
| 0658 | Grabbed MPEC 2009-A56 - 2005 WC1 - see above |
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