2009-06-07 Tracking News

Contents on 7 June '09

Radar Astrometry -- one object
IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- none
- New MPECs -- seven MPECs
Observers -- seven observing facilities
Impact Risk Monitoring -- one object
Chronology

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Radar Astrometry on 7 June '09

Radar observation of one object

The JPL Solar System Dynamics Group Radar Astrometry database has added or updated the following small-body radar observing work:

Data update noted at 1903 UTC when the database was dated 7 June

143651 2003 QO104 from Arecibo (May 26.92 velocity & 26.92 range) and Goldstone DSS-14 70m antenna (May 27.10 velocity, 27.15 range, June 7.02 velocity & 7.06 range) - see links

NEOCP Activity on 7 June '09

The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page is currently empty

The NEOCP is currently empty and hasn't been noted by The Tracking News as being active yet today (checked at 2359 UTC). It was last noted active on June 4th.

New MPECs on 7 June '09

Minor Planet Electronic Circulars

As of last check at 2359 UTC, there have been seven MPECs posted today from the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

MPEC 2009-L23 time-stamped "06:07 UT" - Daily Orbit Update - see below
MPEC 2009-L24 time-stamped "12:31 UT" - Observable Comets - see below
MPEC 2009-L25 time-stamped "12:33 UT" - Distant Minor Planets - see below
MPEC 2009-L26 time-stamped "12:39 UT" - Atens and Apollos - see below
MPEC 2009-L27 time-stamped "12:39 UT" - Amors - see below
MPEC 2009-L28 time-stamped "12:39 UT" - Unusual Minor Planets - see below
MPEC 2009-L29 time-stamped "12:39 UT" - PHAs

MPEC 2009-L29 - "12:39 UT" - PHAs

MPEC 2009-L28 - "12:39 UT" - Unusual Minor Planets

MPEC 2009-L27 - "12:39 UT" - Amors

MPEC 2009-L26 - "12:39 UT" - Atens and Apollos

MPEC 2009-L25 - "12:33 UT" - Distant Minor Planets

MPEC 2009-L24 - "12:31 UT" - Observable Comets

<< DOU on 7 June '09 >> MPEC 2009-L23 - "06:07 UT" - Daily Orbit Update

Observations of risk-listed objects
K09K08K 2009 KK8 (arc=8 days, H=18.9 ~562m) from Astronomical Research Obs. (ARO) (June 5.37p4)
Observations of recently (no longer) risk-listed objects
K09K05D 2009 KD5 (arc=11 days, H=18.2 ~776m) from McCarthy Obs. (June 6.32-33p3)
Observations of small asteroids (H>22.0)
K09L00E 2009 LE (arc=3 days, H=23.6 ~65m) from ARO (June 5.24-25p4) and Richard Miles via Faulkes Telescope North (June 5.54-56p8)
K09L00D 2009 LD (arc=3 days, H=26.2 ~19m) from ARO (June 5.28-30p3)
K09L00A 2009 LA (arc=4 days, H=26.3 ~19m) from ARO (June 5.22-24p3)
Observations of other objects
K09K22J 2009 KJ22 (arc=5 days, H=20.0 ~339m) from ARO (June 5.26-27p3)
K09K07M 2009 KM7 (arc=10 days, H=17.9 ~891m) from ARO (June 5.35-36p4)
K09K07C 2009 KC7 (Q=4.061 AU, arc=9 days, H=19.3 ~467m) from ARO (June 5.27-28p4)
K09F29Y 2009 FY29 (arc=71 days, H=20.0 ~339m) from ARO (June 5.29-30p3)
K02L38T 2002 LT38 (arc=2 opp, H=20.0 ~339m) from Zonalunar Obs. (June 2.88p1)
J4386 194386 2001 VG5 from Zonalunar Obs. (June 3.90p1)
85989 85989 1999 JD6 from McCarthy Obs. (June 6.26p1) and Atlante Obs. (June 6.99p3)

Observers on 7 June '09

Seven observing facilities appear in today's MPEC.

Code	Observer / observatory
`251`	Arecibo in Puerto Rico, 1 in radar -- 143651
`H55`	Astronomical Research Obs. (ARO) in Illinois, 8 in MPEC 2009-L23 -- 2009 LE, 2009 LD, 2009 LA, 2009 KM7, 2009 KK8, 2009 KJ22, 2009 KC7, 2009 FY29
`J51`	Atlante Obs. in the Canary Islands, 1 in MPEC 2009-L23 -- 85989
`F656`	Richard Miles in England via Faulkes Telescope North in Hawaii, 1 in MPEC 2009-L23 -- 2009 LE
`253`	Goldstone DSS-14 70m antenna in southern California, 1 in radar -- 143651
`932`	McCarthy Obs. in Connecticut, 2 in MPEC 2009-L23 -- 2009 KD5, 85989
`J08`	Zonalunar Obs. in Spain, 2 in MPEC 2009-L23 -- 2002 LT38, 194386

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

Impact Risk Monitoring on 7 June '09

**Summary Risk Table for Risk Assessments Updated Today** (last checks: NEODyS and JPL at 2359 UTC)
See the CRT page for a list of all objects rated recently as risks and our ephemerides page for a list of risk-listed objects under current observation.
The time horizon for JPL is 100 years from today and for NEODyS is usually the year 2090. Beginning Jan. 22nd, both are also posting impact solutions beyond 100 years for a few objects.
For the latest official risk assessments, and for explanations of the terminology, see the JPL NEO Program Sentry and NEODyS CLOMON (backup) risk pages.
0000NNN000 Object	Risk Monitor	When Noted UTC	0000T0000 Year Range	VI #	000NN00 Prob Cum	T0000 PS Cum	T0000 PS Max	T S	Notes for Today's Latest Risk Assessments

2009 KK8	JPL Sentry	1455	2042-2105	3	6.1e-08	-4.21	-4.22	0	JPL: "Analysis based on 31 observations spanning 7.9407 days (2009-May-28.43417 to 2009-Jun-05.37484)." Diameter approximately 0.571 km. from mean, weighted H=18.9.
2009 KK8	NEODyS	1455	2042-2052	3	5.73e-08	-4.19	-4.19	0	NEODyS: "Based on 31 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2009/05/28.435 to 2009/06/05.376."

Legend: VI# = VI count, Prob Cum = cumulative probability, PS Cum/Max = cumulative/maximum Palermo Scale, TS = Torino Scale

An impact solution, also known as a "virtual impactor" (VI), is not a prediction but rather a possibility derived from a variant orbit calculation that cannot be eliminated yet based on the existing data. Elimination can come quickly with just a little further observation or may take weeks or months, sometimes years. Once superceded or eliminated, a former impact solution has zero relevance to an object's risk. See Jon Giorgini's "Understanding Risk Pages" to learn more.

Chronology on 7 June '09

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

1903

Noted Radar Astrometry database update - see above

1455

Noted that JPL Sentry has updated its 2009 KK8 risk assessment - see above
Noted that NEODyS has updated its 2009 KK8 risk assessment - see above
Grabbed MPEC 2009-L23 - Daily Orbit Update - see above
Grabbed MPEC 2009-L24 - Observable Comets - see above
Grabbed MPEC 2009-L25 - Distant Minor Planets - see above
Grabbed MPEC 2009-L26 - Atens and Apollos - see above
Grabbed MPEC 2009-L27 - Amors - see above
Grabbed MPEC 2009-L28 - Unusual Minor Planets - see above
Grabbed MPEC 2009-L29 - PHAs - see above

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