2009-03-14 Tracking News

Contents on 14 March '09

IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- two listings: 2 new
- New MPECs -- three MPECs
Observers -- 45 observing facilities
Impact Risk Monitoring -- nothing to report
Chronology

Resources:

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Ephemerides for risk-rated and nearby objects
Old & new CRT Archive
Old News Archive & Small Objects Archive

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NEOCP Activity on 14 March '09

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

When last checked at 2246 UTC today, the Minor Planet Center's Near Earth Object discovery Confirmation Page (NEOCP) had two new listings. Both of these were "one nighters."

New MPECs on 14 March '09

Minor Planet Electronic Circulars

As of last check at 2246 UTC, there have been three MPECs posted today from the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

MPEC 2009-E64 time-stamped "06:07 UT" - Daily Orbit Update - see below
MPEC 2009-E65 time-stamped "14:36 UT" - Observations of Comets - see below
MPEC 2009-E66 time-stamped "21:21 UT" - Comet C/2009 B2 (LINEAR)

MPEC 2009-E66 - "21:21 UT" - Comet C/2009 B2 (LINEAR)

CK09B020 C/2009 B2 (LINEAR) (i=156.9°, q=2.327 AU, Q=78.041 AU, TP=2009 Mar. 7.3217 TT) from Ageo Obs. (March 1.77-78p3) and Moriyama Obs. (March 14.74p2)

MPEC 2009-E65 - "14:36 UT" - Observations of Comets

PK08Y020 P/2008 Y2 (Gibbs) from La Sagra Obs. (Feb. 21.85-88p3) and Ageo Obs. (March 1.71-72p3)
CK08T020 C/2008 T2 (Cardinal) from Hobbs Obs. (Feb. 1.03-09p3), Terskol Obs. (Feb. 19.74-75p6), Castelmartini Obs. (March 7.77-78p3), Rodeno Obs. (March 7.81-82p3), La Vara Obs. (March 9.84-85p3, 11.92p3, 12.87p3 & 13.85-86p3), Monte Deva Obs. (March 9.88-89p4, 11.91-92p5 & 12.90-91p5), Nazaret Obs. (March 10.86-87p3), and Maidbronn Obs. (March 11.78p3 & 13.78-79p5)
CK07Q030 C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring) from Grove Creek Obs. (March 9.54p2), Beta Orionis Obs. (March 10.01-02p4 & 12.99p3), Nazaret Obs. (March 10.82-84p3), and Santa Maria de Montmagastrell Obs. (March 13.80-81p3)
CK07N030 C/2007 N3 (Lulin) from Hobbs Obs. (Feb. 26.07-11p3), S-Gravenwezel Obs. (March 2.89-90p6), Los Campitos Obs. (March 7.07-08p3), Gualba Obs. (March 8.80p1), Calarreona Obs. (March 8.81p3), Balzaretto Obs. (March 8.82-84p7), Vega del Thader Obs. (March 8.88-92p28), Nazaret Obs. (March 8.95p3, 9.91-92p3, 10.90-91p4, 12.84-86p4 & 13.87-88p3), Castelmartini Obs. (March 9.89-90p4 & 12.81-82p5), San Vito Obs. (March 9.89p3), Monte Deva Obs. (March 9.93p5, 12.04p5 & 13.05p5), La Vara Obs. (March 9.95-96p3, 11.97p3, 12.93p3 & 13.92p3), Atlante Obs. (March 9.96p3 & 10.92-93p3), Montcabre Obs. (March 10.82-83p3), Grove Creek Obs. (March 11.47-48p3), Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (March 11.52-53p4 & 12.48-49p3), Moriyama Obs. (March 11.56-57p2 & 12.52-53p2), Linceo Obs. (March 11.82-84p3), Maidbronn Obs. (March 11.89p5, 13.87p5 & 13.95p5), Chante-Perdrix Obs. (March 12.80-81p4), Beta Orionis Obs. (March 12.97-98p4), Malaga Obs. (March 13.00-04p3), Wildberg Obs. (March 13.78-79p6), Santa Maria de M. Obs. (March 13.84-87p3), Remanzacco Obs. (March 13.89-90p3), and Masquefa Obs. (March 13.96-98p3)
CK06W030 C/2006 W3 (Christensen) from Sendai Obs. (2008 Dec. 12.60-61p3) and Szeged Obs. (Feb. 19.74-75p2)
CK06Q010 C/2006 Q1 (McNaught) from La Sagra Obs. (Feb. 25.19-21p3), El Guijo Obs. (March 8.17-18p3), Monte Deva Obs. (March 10.04-05p5 & 13.10-11p5), Moriyama Obs. (March 11.71p2), and La Vara Obs. (March 13.02p3)
CK06O02F C/2006 OF2 (Broughton) from Sendai Obs. (2008 Dec. 3.61p3, 2008 Dec. 5.72p4, 2008 Dec. 7.66p2, 2008 Dec. 10.57-58p3, 2008 Dec. 10.68-69p2, 2008 Dec. 12.61-64p7, 2008 Dec. 16.69-71p5, 2008 Dec. 18.60-62p5, 2008 Dec. 18.70p1, 2008 Dec. 23.74-75p5, Jan. 7.65-67p6 & 27.52p5), Hobbs Obs. (Feb. 1.03-10p3), Terskol Obs. (Feb. 19.70-71p6), Osaki Obs. (Feb. 28.46-47p3 & March 5.46-48p2), Rodeno Obs. (March 7.84-85p3), San Vito Obs. (March 7.89-91p3), Gualba Obs. (March 8.81p1), Calarreona Obs. (March 8.81-82p3), Vega del Thader Obs. (March 8.83p8), Nazaret Obs. (March 8.91-92p3 & 10.88-89p3), Castelmartini Obs. (March 9.84-85p5 & 12.89p1), La Vara Obs. (March 9.85-86p3, 11.93p3, 12.88p3 & 13.87p3), Monte Deva Obs. (March 9.89-90p5 & 12.95-96p5), Atlante Obs. (March 10.87-88p3), Moriyama Obs. (March 11.60p2), Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (March 12.40-41p4), Chante-Perdrix Obs. (March 12.78-79p3), Maidbronn Obs. (March 13.82-83p5), and Los Altos de Arguineguin Obs. (March 13.88-90p3)
CK05L030 C/2005 L3 (McNaught) from Rodeno Obs. (March 7.99-00p3), Monte Deva Obs. (March 10.02-03p5 & 13.08-09p5), Atlante Obs. (March 10.02-03p3, 11.03-05p3 & 14.12-13p3), Skylive Obs. (March 11.13-14p3), Moriyama Obs. (March 11.67p2), Tzec Maun Obs. Mayhill (March 13.40-41p2), La Vara Obs. (March 13.98p3), and Chante-Perdrix Obs. (March 14.11p2)
0210P 210P/Christensen from Atlante Obs. (March 10.12-14p3) and Moriyama Obs. (March 11.74p2)
0209P 209P/LINEAR from New Millennium Obs. (Feb. 25.95p2), Malaga Obs. (March 8.01-04p3), and Moriyama Obs. (March 11.68-69p2)
0147P 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu from Buchloe Obs. (Jan. 25.76p1 & Feb. 28.85p1)
0144P 144P/Kushida from Terskol Obs. (Feb. 19.69p6), Osaki Obs. (Feb. 28.46-48p2 & March 5.46-48p2), Mataro Obs. (March 6.79-80p3), Castelmartini Obs. (March 7.80p3, 9.86-87p4 & 12.78-79p2), Rodeno Obs. (March 7.85-86p3), Vega del Thader Obs. (March 8.81-82p15), Nazaret Obs. (March 8.93-94p4), La Vara Obs. (March 9.89-90p3, 11.94p3, 12.89p3 & 13.88p3), Monte Deva Obs. (March 9.91-92p5, 11.93-94p5 & 12.93p5), Atlante Obs. (March 10.85-86p3), Moriyama Obs. (March 12.51p2), and Los Altos de Arguineguin Obs. (March 13.91p3)
0116P 116P/Wild 4 from Terskol Obs. (Feb. 19.73p6), S-Gravenwezel Obs. (March 2.91-92p4), Mataro Obs. (March 6.81-85p3), Moriyama Obs. (March 11.63-64p2), Linceo Obs. (March 11.88-89p3), La Vara Obs. (March 11.98-99p3, 12.94-95p3 & 13.94-95p3), Monte Deva Obs. (March 12.08-09p5 & 13.06-07p5), Castelmartini Obs. (March 12.88-89p2), Nazaret Obs. (March 12.97-98p3), Atlante Obs. (March 13.98-99p3), and Masquefa Obs. (March 14.01-02p3)
0077P 77P/Longmore from Rodeno Obs. (March 7.94-95p3), Nazaret Obs. (March 8.99-00p3), Monte Deva Obs. (March 9.97-98p4), Masquefa Obs. (March 14.03-04p3), and Atlante Obs. (March 14.08-09p3)
0074P 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh from Mataro Obs. (March 6.88-89p3), San Vito Obs. (March 9.87-88p3), La Vara Obs. (March 9.93p3, 12.91-92p3 & 13.90-91p3), Moriyama Obs. (March 11.62p2), Atlante Obs. (March 13.95-96p3), and Masquefa Obs. (March 13.99-01p3)
0067P 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Terskol Obs. (Feb. 19.67-68p6), Castelmartini Obs. (March 7.76-77p3, 9.77p3 & 12.76-77p3), Rodeno Obs. (March 7.80p3), Nazaret Obs. (March 9.83-85p4 & 10.84-85p4), La Vara Obs. (March 9.84p3, 12.85-86p3 & 13.83p3), and Santa Maria de M. Obs. (March 13.82-83p3)
0065P 65P/Gunn from Mataro Obs. (March 6.95-97p3), Rodeno Obs. (March 7.95-96p3), Castelmartini Obs. (March 7.96-97p3), Nazaret Obs. (March 8.98p4), Monte Deva Obs. (March 9.00-01p5), La Vara Obs. (March 13.95-96p3), Masquefa Obs. (March 14.06-08p3), and Atlante Obs. (March 14.10-11p3)
0059P 59P/Kearns-Kwee from Castelmartini Obs. (March 7.78-79p3) and Nazaret Obs. (March 9.86-87p3)
0033P 33P/Daniel from Malaga Obs. (March 7.91-93p3), Nazaret Obs. (March 8.96-97p3 & 9.96-97p3), La Vara Obs. (March 12.00-01p2), and Maidbronn Obs. (March 14.02-03p2)
0029P 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 from Terskol Obs. (Feb. 19.72p3), Malaga Obs. (March 7.87p3), Gualba Obs. (March 8.79-80p2), Vega del Thader Obs. (March 8.85p3), La Vara Obs. (March 9.90-91p3, 11.95p3, 12.90-91p3 & 13.89p3), Atlante Obs. (March 9.91-92p3 & 10.90-91p3), Nazaret Obs. (March 9.93-94p3, 10.92-94p3, 12.91-92p2 & 13.84-87p3), Moriyama Obs. (March 11.58-59p2), Santa Maria de M. Obs. (March 13.88p3), Los Altos de Arguineguin Obs. (March 13.92-94p3), and Masquefa Obs. (March 13.93-96p3)
0019P 19P/Borrelly from Mataro Obs. (March 6.98-00p3), Nazaret Obs. (March 9.01p4 & 9.99-01p3), La Vara Obs. (March 9.98p2 & 14.02-03p3), and Moriyama Obs. (March 11.65-66p2)

<< DOU on 14 Mar. '09 >> MPEC 2009-E64 - "06:07 UT" - Daily Orbit Update

Observations of recently (no longer) risk-listed objects
K09D42Z 2009 DZ42 (arc=15 days, H=19.6 ~407m) from Astronomical Research Obs. (ARO) (March 13.08p3)
K09D39H 2009 DH39 (i=53.7°, arc=12 days, H=18.8 ~589m) from Doc Greiner Research Obs. (DGRO) (March 2.05p9)
K09D03R 2009 DR3 (arc=28 days, H=21.5 ~170m) from DGRO (March 2.07-09p3), Farra d'Isonzo Obs. (March 11.86-87p2), Castelmartini Obs. (March 12.80-81p4), ARO (March 13.09p5), and Balzaretto Obs. (March 13.86-87p3)
K09D01F 2009 DF1 (arc=22 days, H=20.6 ~257m) from ARO (March 13.37-38p3)
Observations of small asteroids (H>22.0)
K09E01M 2009 EM1 (arc=5 days, H=22.8 ~93m) from DGRO (March 6.28-30p6)
K09C01U 2009 CU1 (arc=38 days, H=22.5 ~107m) from ARO (March 13.22p3)
Observations of other objects
K09E02P 2009 EP2 (arc=8 days, H=21.4 ~178m) from ARO (March 13.23-24p6) and Balzaretto Obs. (March 13.89-90p2)
K09E01D 2009 ED1 (arc=11 days, H=19.8 ~371m) from ARO (March 13.38-39p3)
K09E00Z 2009 EZ (arc=11 days, H=20.5 ~269m) from ARO (March 13.28-29p3)
K09D45M 2009 DM45 (arc=16 days, H=21.3 ~186m) from DGRO (March 2.11-12p10) and ARO (March 13.11p4)
K09D36R 2009 DR36 (arc=17 days, H=20.5 ~269m) from ARO (March 13.33-34p3)
K09D04Q 2009 DQ4 (arc=21 days, H=21.2 ~195m) from DGRO (March 6.19-21p30) and ARO (March 13.24-25p6)
K09D01N 2009 DN1 (arc=22 days, H=20.3 ~295m) from ARO (March 13.12-13p3)
K09C02Z 2009 CZ2 (Q=4.072 AU, arc=37 days, H=19.1 ~513m) from DGRO (March 2.09-10p3), Castelmartini Obs. (March 12.83-84p4), and ARO (March 13.15-16p3)
K09C00S 2009 CS (arc=39 days, H=19.8 ~371m) from ARO (March 13.18p3)
K09B77D 2009 BD77 (arc=42 days, H=20.4 ~282m) from DGRO (March 6.22-23p8) and ARO (March 13.20-21p3)
K09B02L 2009 BL2 (arc=54 days, H=19.2 ~490m) from ARO (March 13.09-10p3)
K08Y02R 2008 YR2 (arc=82 days, H=18.9 ~562m) from ARO (March 13.30-31p3)
K08X02E 2008 XE2 (arc=71 days, H=19.3 ~467m) from the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) (Feb. 13.35-37p4)
K08E00E 2008 EE (arc=2 opp, H=19.7 ~389m) from Castelmartini Obs. (March 12.83-84p4)
K06B10C 2006 BC10 (arc=3 opp, H=19.5 ~426m) from Castelmartini Obs. (March 12.85-86p3)
K02E06L 2002 EL6 (arc=3 opp, H=18.0 ~851m) from ARO (March 13.39-40p3)
K6910 206910 2004 NL8 from DGRO (March 6.26-27p3)
K6359 206359 2003 QM47 from DGRO (March 2.07-09p3)
F2931 152931 2000 EA107 from Atlante Obs. (March 14.05-06p3)
E3651 143651 2003 QO104 from Frasso Sabino Obs. (March 12.98-99p3)
52768 52768 1998 OR2 from DGRO (March 6.27-28p20)
22753 22753 1998 WT from Castelmartini Obs. (March 12.78-79p2)

Observers on 14 March '09

A total of 45 observing facilities appear in today's MPECs.

Code	Observer / observatory
`349`	Ageo Obs. in Japan, 2 in MPECs 2009-E65 & 2009-E66 -- C/2009 B2, P/2008 Y2
`H55`	Astronomical Research Obs. (ARO) in Illinois, 17 in MPEC 2009-E64 -- 2009 EZ, 2009 EP2, 2009 ED1, 2009 DZ42, 2009 DR36, 2009 DR3, 2009 DQ4, 2009 DN1, 2009 DM45, 2009 DF1, 2009 CZ2, 2009 CU1, 2009 CS, 2009 BL2, 2009 BD77, 2008 YR2, 2002 EL6
`J51`	Atlante Obs. in the Canary Islands, 11 in MPECs 2009-E64 & 2009-E65 -- C/2007 N3, C/2006 OF2, C/2005 L3, 152931, 210P, 144P, 116P, 77P, 74P, 65P, 29P
`A81`	Balzaretto Obs. in Italy, 3 in MPECs 2009-E64 & 2009-E65 -- 2009 EP2, 2009 DR3, C/2007 N3
`I32`	Beta Orionis Obs. in Argentina, 2 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 Q3, C/2007 N3
`215`	Buchloe Obs. in Germany, 1 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- 147P
`J79`	Calarreona Obs. in Spain, 2 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 N3, C/2006 OF2
`160`	Castelmartini Obs. in Italy, 13 in MPECs 2009-E64 & 2009-E65 -- 2009 DR3, 2009 CZ2, C/2008 T2, 2008 EE, C/2007 N3, C/2006 OF2, 2006 BC10, 22753, 144P, 116P, 67P, 65P, 59P
`703`	Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona, 1 in MPEC 2009-E64 -- 2008 XE2
`A77`	Chante-Perdrix Obs. in France, 3 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 N3, C/2006 OF2, C/2005 L3
`H26`	Doc Greiner Research Obs. (DGRO) in Wisconsin, 10 in MPEC 2009-E64 -- 2009 EM1, 2009 DR3, 2009 DQ4, 2009 DM45, 2009 DH39, 2009 CZ2, 2009 BD77, 52768, 206910, 206359
`J27`	El Guijo Obs. in Spain, 1 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2006 Q1
`595`	Farra d'Isonzo Obs. in Italy, 1 in MPEC 2009-E64 -- 2009 DR3
`157`	Frasso Sabino Obs. in Italy, 1 in MPEC 2009-E64 -- 143651
`E16`	Grove Creek Obs. in New South Wales, 2 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 Q3, C/2007 N3
`442`	Gualba Obs. in Spain, 3 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 N3, C/2006 OF2, 29P
`379`	Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. in Japan, 2 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 N3, C/2006 OF2
`750`	Hobbs Obs. in Wisconsin, 3 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2008 T2, C/2007 N3, C/2006 OF2
`J75`	La Sagra Obs. in Spain, 2 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- P/2008 Y2, C/2006 Q1
`J38`	La Vara Obs. in Spain, 13 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2008 T2, C/2007 N3, C/2006 Q1, C/2006 OF2, C/2005 L3, 144P, 116P, 74P, 67P, 65P, 33P, 29P, 19P
`J59`	Linceo Obs. in Spain, 2 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 N3, 116P
`J55`	Los Altos de Arguineguin Obs. in the Canary Islands, 3 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2006 OF2, 144P, 29P
`I36`	Los Campitos Obs. in Argentina, 1 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 N3
`B82`	Maidbronn Obs. in Germany, 4 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2008 T2, C/2007 N3, C/2006 OF2, 33P
`J40`	Malaga Obs. in Spain, 4 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 N3, 209P, 33P, 29P
`232`	Masquefa Obs. in Spain, 6 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 N3, 116P, 77P, 74P, 65P, 29P
`A06`	Mataro Obs. in Spain, 5 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- 144P, 116P, 74P, 65P, 19P
`213`	Montcabre Obs. in Spain, 1 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 N3
`945`	Monte Deva Obs. in Spain, 9 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2008 T2, C/2007 N3, C/2006 Q1, C/2006 OF2, C/2005 L3, 144P, 116P, 77P, 65P
`900`	Moriyama Obs. in Japan, 12 in MPECs 2009-E65 & 2009-E66 -- C/2009 B2, C/2007 N3, C/2006 Q1, C/2006 OF2, C/2005 L3, 210P, 209P, 144P, 116P, 74P, 29P, 19P
`J47`	Nazaret Obs. in Spain, 13 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2008 T2, C/2007 Q3, C/2007 N3, C/2006 OF2, 144P, 116P, 77P, 67P, 65P, 59P, 33P, 29P, 19P
`A24`	New Millennium Obs. in Italy, 1 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- 209P
`D92`	Osaki Obs. in Japan, 2 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2006 OF2, 144P
`473`	Remanzacco Obs. in Italy, 1 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 N3
`939`	Rodeno Obs. in Spain, 7 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2008 T2, C/2006 OF2, C/2005 L3, 144P, 77P, 67P, 65P
`145`	S-Gravenwezel Obs. in Belgium, 2 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 N3, 116P
`233`	San Vito Obs. in Italy, 3 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 N3, C/2006 OF2, 74P
`B74`	Santa Maria de Montmagastrell Obs. in Spain, 4 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 Q3, C/2007 N3, 67P, 29P
`D93`	Sendai Obs. in Japan, 2 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2006 W3, C/2006 OF2
`B40`	Skylive Obs. in Italy, 1 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2005 L3
`629`	Szeged Obs. in Hungary, 1 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2006 W3
`B18`	Terskol Obs. in Russia, 6 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2008 T2, C/2006 OF2, 144P, 116P, 67P, 29P
`H10`	Tzec Maun Obs. Mayhill in New Mexico, 1 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2005 L3
`J70`	Vega del Thader Obs. in Spain, 4 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 N3, C/2006 OF2, 144P, 29P
`198`	Wildberg Obs. in Germany, 1 in MPEC 2009-E65 -- C/2007 N3

For a list of all participating observatories that have Web addresses, see A/CC's Observatory Links page.

Impact Risk Monitoring on 14 March '09

At last check (NEODyS and JPL at 2306 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 14 March '09

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

2247	Grabbed MPEC 2009-E66 - Comet C/2009 B2 (LINEAR) - see above
2246	Noted that the NEOCP has become active
1516	Grabbed MPEC 2009-E64 - Daily Orbit Update - see above Grabbed MPEC 2009-E65 - Observations of Comets - see above

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