2009-07-29 Tracking News

Contents on 29 July '09

IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- five listings: 1 new, 4 updated
- New MPECs -- four MPECs
Observers -- 27 observing facilities
Impact Risk Monitoring -- nothing to report
Chronology

Resources:

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Old News Archive & Small Objects Archive

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NEOCP Activity on 29 July '09

The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page has 5 listings: 1 new, 4 updated

When last checked at 2358 UTC today, the Minor Planet Center's Near Earth Object discovery Confirmation Page (NEOCP) had one new and four updated listings. Of these, four were "one nighters." So far The Tracking News has counted a total of nine listings on the NEOCP at some point today.

To learn how observers use the NEOCP, see the Practical guide on how to observe NEOCP object at Suno Observatory by Birtwhistle et al.

New MPECs on 29 July '09

Minor Planet Electronic Circulars

As of last check at 2358 UTC, there have been four MPECs posted today from the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

MPEC 2009-O46 time-stamped "06:08 UT" - Daily Orbit Update - see below
MPEC 2009-O47 time-stamped "11:10 UT" - 2009 OY7 - see below
MPEC 2009-O48 time-stamped "11:13 UT" - 2009 OZ7 - see below
MPEC 2009-O49 time-stamped "21:26 UT" - 2004 PW27

MPEC 2009-O49 - "21:26 UT" - 2004 PW27

K04P27W 2004 PW27 from the Siding Spring Survey (SSS) (July 28.81-82p2 & 29.80-82p2)

MPEC 2009-O48 - "11:13 UT" - 2009 OZ7

K09O07Z 2009 OZ7 was discovered at 0949 UT on 28 July by the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS), which observed it at July 28.41-45p8 and 29.36-37p3. The discovery was confirmed by Magdalena Ridge Obs. (MRO) (July 28.46-47p4), Tiki Obs. (July 28.61-64p4), Eschenberg Obs. (July 29.02-03p3), Zvezdno Obshtestvo Obs. (July 29.06-07p2), Sabino Canyon Obs. (July 29.32-33p2), and Jim Young via Table Mtn. Obs. (July 29.39-41p4).

MPEC 2009-O47 - "11:10 UT" - 2009 OY7

K09O07Y 2009 OY7 was discovered at 0819 UT on 28 July by CSS, which observed it at July 28.35-44p10 and 29.30p4. The discovery was confirmed by Zvezdno Obshtestvo Obs. (July 28.89p2) and Young/Table Mtn. (July 29.30-32p4).

<< DOU on 29 July '09 >> MPEC 2009-O46 - "06:08 UT" - Daily Orbit Update

Observations of recently (no longer) risk-listed objects
K09O00F 2009 OF (arc=12 days, H=21.5 ~170m) from SSS (July 26.53p1), Eschenberg Obs. (July 28.86p3), Castelmartini Obs. (July 28.86-87p3), and Sormano Obs. (July 28.90p3)
K09N00A 2009 NA (Q=4.137 AU, arc=28 days, H=17.5 ~1.07 km) from Wildberg Obs. (July 28.96-97p6) and Castelmartini Obs. (July 29.01-02p3)
K09M09B 2009 MB9 (Q=4.943 AU, arc=25 days, H=18.7 ~616m) from El Leoncito Obs. (July 8.99-01p3)
Observations of small asteroids (H>22.0)
K09O03C 2009 OC3 (arc=6 days, H=22.1 ~129m) from Sant Celoni Obs. (July 26.93-96p3 & 27.92-94p3) and Sormano Obs. (July 28.94-95p3)
Observations of almost-small asteroids (21.7<H<=22.0)
K06T07U 2006 TU7 (arc=2 opp, H=21.9 ~141m) from El Condor Obs. (July 29.08-09p2)
Observations of other objects
K09O05X 2009 OX5 (i=41.4°, arc=2 days, H=19.7 ~389m) from Great Shefford Obs. (July 27.93-94p3), Sormano Obs. (July 28.83-84p3), Peschiera del Garda Obs. (July 28.84p3), Zonalunar Obs. (July 28.86p1), and El Condor Obs. (July 28.96-98p3)
K09O04Z 2009 OZ4 (i=38.5°, Q=4.643 AU, arc=4 days, H=19.1 ~513m) from Paus Obs. (July 28.93-95p3), Zonalunar Obs. (July 28.94p1), and Castelmartini Obs. (July 29.00-01p2)
K09O03B 2009 OB3 (arc=6 days, H=18.9 ~562m) from SSS (July 28.83p1)
K09O00G 2009 OG (i=48.3°, q=0.382 AU, Q=5.033 AU, arc=11 days, H=16.1 ~2.04 km) from El Condor Obs. (July 29.10-13p3)
K09O00C 2009 OC (arc=2 opp, H=20.4 ~282m) from Peschiera del Garda Obs. (July 25.91-93p2) and Castelmartini Obs. (July 28.90-91p3)
K09N00L 2009 NL (Q=4.760 AU, arc=16 days, H=19.9 ~355m) from Castelmartini Obs. (July 28.00p3)
K09N00J 2009 NJ (arc=17 days, H=18.6 ~645m) from CSS (July 28.21-22p3), Castelmartini Obs. (July 28.83p3), and Doc Greiner Research Obs. (DGRO) (July 29.15-16p4)
K09N00H 2009 NH (arc=18 days, H=18.7 ~616m) from CSS (July 28.32-33p4) and Castelmartini Obs. (July 28.99p3)
K09N00E 2009 NE (q=0.361 AU, Q=4.987 AU, arc=4 opp, H=15.9 ~2.24 km) from Peschiera del Garda Obs. (July 28.91-94p3) and Castelmartini Obs. (July 28.97p3)
K09M09C 2009 MC9 (arc=29 days, H=17.9 ~891m) from El Leoncito Obs. (July 10.17-18p3, 12.14-16p3 & 14.15-17p3), Boambee Obs. (July 25.37-38p2 & 28.41-42p3), and El Condor Obs. (July 29.04-07p3)
K09M06Z 2009 MZ6 (arc=33 days, H=20.5 ~269m) from Castelmartini Obs. (July 28.98p3)
K09M06X 2009 MX6 (arc=34 days, H=19.2 ~490m) from El Leoncito Obs. (July 14.08-10p3), CSS (July 28.21-22p4), and Castelmartini Obs. (July 28.85p3)
K09M00S 2009 MS (i=52.4°, arc=39 days, H=16.0 ~2.14 km, q=0.864 AU) from the Spacewatch 1.8m telescope (July 28.18-19p3)
K09L00X 2009 LX (Q=4.543 AU, arc=47 days, H=19.6 ~407m) from Castelmartini Obs. (July 29.03p3)
K09K08K 2009 KK8 (arc=60 days, H=19.0 ~537m) from the Spacewatch 0.9m telescope (July 27.43-46p3)
K09K07C 2009 KC7 (Q=4.055 AU, arc=61 days, H=19.5 ~426m) from Schiaparelli Obs. (July 23.96p1 & 24.06p1)
K09K03C 2009 KC3 (Q=5.454 AU, arc=85 days, H=18.0 ~851m) from SSS (July 28.38p1)
K09K02L 2009 KL2 (arc=2 opp, H=18.0 ~851m) from Castelmartini Obs. (July 28.87-88p3)
K08AB0Z 2008 AZ110 (Q=4.029 AU, arc=2 opp, H=18.3 ~741m) from LINEAR (2004 July 16.33-38p5)
K07R19T 2007 RT19 (arc=2 opp, H=18.3 ~741m) from LINEAR (2007 Sept. 16.35-40p5)
K07Q14X 2007 QX14 (arc=2 opp, H=18.1 ~812m) from LINEAR (2007 Sept. 18.19-23p4)
K06W02Z 2006 WZ2 (arc=3 opp, H=16.9 ~1.41 km) from LINEAR (2007 Feb. 18.40-43p4)
K06K01D 2006 KD1 (Q=4.431 AU, arc=2 opp, H=17.2 ~1.23 km) from Spacewatch 1.8m (July 28.46-48p3 at V=23)
K05S25N 2005 SN25 (arc=4 opp, H=19.7 ~389m) from Eschenberg Obs. (July 28.85p2), Mandi Obs. (July 28.88-91p4), and Madonna di Dossobuono Obs. (July 28.90-91p3)
K05P02J 2005 PJ2 (arc=3 opp, H=19.5 ~426m) from Spacewatch 1.8m (July 28.43p3)
K05M00C 2005 MC (Q=4.169 AU, arc=3 opp, H=16.4 ~1.78 km) from Schiaparelli Obs. (July 23.99-00p3 & 24.07p2)
K04RP2D 2004 RD252 (arc=2 opp, H=19.0 ~537m) from LINEAR (2004 Sept. 15.29p1)
K04R11A 2004 RA11 (i=39.4°, arc=3 opp, H=18.8 ~589m) from Spacewatch 1.8m (July 28.44-45p3)
K04J01R 2004 JR1 (Q=4.602 AU, arc=3 opp, H=17.6 ~1.02 km) from LINEAR (2004 May 2.36-39p4)
K04F01G 2004 FG1 (arc=2 opp, H=19.4 ~446m) from Spacewatch 1.8m (July 28.26-30p3)
K03M04H 2003 MH4 (arc=3 opp, H=20.0 ~339m) from LINEAR (2003 June 28.34-38p4 & 2003 June 29.37-40p4)
K03L06O 2003 LO6 (Q=4.583 AU, arc=3 opp, H=16.9 ~1.41 km) from LINEAR (2003 June 22.37-40p3)
K03H22A 2003 HA22 (arc=3 opp, H=19.4 ~446m) from LINEAR (2003 May 30.22-26p5)
K03H06B 2003 HB6 (Q=4.255 AU, arc=3 opp, H=17.6 ~1.02 km) from LINEAR (2003 April 10.30-34p4)
K03F02S 2003 FS2 (arc=2 opp, H=18.8 ~589m) from LINEAR (2003 July 6.23-27p4 at C=16.9-22.8)
K02N16W 2002 NW16 (arc=2 opp, H=18.0 ~851m) from Crni Vrh Obs. (July 27.98-01p4)
K02L00V 2002 LV (arc=3 opp, H=16.6 ~1.62 km) from Peschiera del Garda Obs. (July 25.86-87p3), Castelmartini Obs. (July 28.82p3), Eschenberg Obs. (July 28.83-84p15), Mandi Obs. (July 28.85-86p3), Madonna di Dossobuono Obs. (July 28.85-86p3), and El Condor Obs. (July 28.99-00p2)
K02J09E 2002 JE9 (arc=2 opp, H=21.2 ~195m) from Spacewatch 1.8m (July 28.40-41p3 at V=22.3-9)
K00O22B 2000 OB22 (Q=4.252 AU, arc=4 opp, H=17.1 ~1.29 km) from Schiaparelli Obs. (July 23.94-98p3) and Madonna di Dossobuono Obs. (July 28.87p3)
K00EA4F 2000 EF104 (arc=5 opp, H=18.9 ~562m) from SSS (July 24.74p1)
J99J06R 1999 JR6 (arc=2 opp, H=18.0 ~851m) from LINEAR (2007 April 20.36-38p3)
J98Q63Q 1998 QQ63 (arc=4 opp, H=19.0 ~537m) from Spacewatch 0.9m (July 27.46p1)
J93R00A 1993 RA (arc=3 opp, H=19.2 ~490m) from Spacewatch 1.8m (July 28.36-37p3)
L5442 215442 2002 MQ3 from SSS (July 24.47p1)
K6910 206910 2004 NL8 from LINEAR (2004 July 18.38-42p4)
I5702 185702 1998 HK3 from LINEAR (2003 March 30.35-40p3)
G4216 164216 2004 OT11 from LINEAR (2004 Oct. 13.19-23p3)
G4215 164215 Doloreshill (2004 MF6) from LINEAR (2004 Sept. 22.26p1)
G2854 162854 2001 DE47 from SSS (July 24.57-59p4)
G2698 162698 2000 UN30 from LINEAR (2003 May 29.28-32p5)
G2273 162273 1999 VL12 from LINEAR (2003 Oct. 22.32p1)
F3591 153591 2001 SN263 from Spacewatch 0.9m (July 27.38-40p2)
F2560 152560 1991 BN from El Leoncito Obs. (July 7.98-00p3)
F2558 152558 1990 SA from LINEAR (2007 Feb. 17.35-39p4 & 2007 April 27.21-23p4)
E1874 141874 2002 PO34 from LINEAR (2007 Aug. 15.21p1 & 2007 Aug. 15.26p1)
E1495 141495 2002 EZ11 from LINEAR (2003 March 26.18-23p3)
D8883 138883 2000 YL29 from LINEAR (2007 Feb. 18.34-39p4)
D7925 137925 2000 BJ19 from LINEAR (2003 Jan. 8.39-45p4)
D6617 136617 1994 CC from LINEAR (2007 Oct. 9.36-41p5)
A8519 108519 2001 LF from SSS (July 24.47p1)
99935 99935 2002 AV4 from LINEAR (2007 Feb. 25.33-38p3)
88263 88263 2001 KQ1 from LINEAR (2007 June 20.20-21p2)
86450 86450 2000 CK33 from LINEAR (2003 Jan. 2.49-52p3)
86067 86067 1999 RM28 from LINEAR (2003 March 26.44-46p3)
85867 85867 1999 BY9 from LINEAR (2004 June 14.18-21p2)
85839 85839 1998 YO4 from LINEAR (2004 Nov. 12.14-17p3)
85628 85628 1998 KV2 from LINEAR (2004 April 29.40p1)
68350 68350 2001 MK3 from LINEAR (2007 April 28.31-35p5)
68216 68216 2001 CV26 from LINEAR (2007 March 16.38-42p4)
66251 66251 1999 GJ2 from LINEAR (2003 April 28.39p1)
52768 52768 1998 OR2 from El Leoncito Obs. (July 12.19-20p3) and Boambee Obs. (July 27.37-38p3 & 28.41-42p3)
52762 52762 1998 MT24 from El Condor Obs. (July 29.01p3)
40263 40263 1999 FQ5 from LINEAR (2003 June 22.28-31p3)
22771 22771 1999 CU3 from LINEAR (2003 April 25.14-15p2 & 2007 April 22.18-22p5)
18736 18736 1998 NU from Spacewatch 0.9m (July 27.27-28p2)
17274 17274 2000 LC16 from El Leoncito Obs. (July 12.20-22p3)
16960 16960 1998 QS52 from LINEAR (2004 Sept. 11.22-26p4)
16834 16834 1997 WU22 from LINEAR (2007 Feb. 22.15-20p5)
16064 16064 1999 RH27 from Spacewatch 0.9m (July 28.44-47p3)
15745 15745 1991 PM5 from El Leoncito Obs. (July 10.12-14p3)
12923 12923 Zephyr (1999 GK4) from LINEAR (2007 Feb. 25.32-37p5)
10145 10145 1994 CK1 from LINEAR (2007 Feb. 13.32-35p4)
08567 8567 1996 HW1 from LINEAR (2007 Feb. 25.33-37p4)
08035 8035 1992 TB from LINEAR (2003 Sept. 19.30-34p3)
07888 7888 1993 UC from LINEAR (2004 Sept. 13.18-21p3)
06455 6455 1992 HE from Crni Vrh Obs. (July 28.07-09p4)
05620 5620 Jasonwheeler (1990 OA) from El Leoncito Obs. (July 8.09-12p3, 9.08-09p3 & 10.08-09p3) and Boambee Obs. (July 25.37-38p2)
04183 4183 Cuno (1959 LM) from LINEAR (2007 Sept. 7.19-23p3)
04015 4015 Wilson-Harrington (1979 VA) from El Leoncito Obs. (July 9.04-07p3 & 10.05-07p4)
03691 3691 Bede (1982 FT) from LINEAR (2004 Sept. 6.34-39p5)
02212 2212 Hephaistos (1978 SB) from LINEAR (2007 Aug. 15.39-44p5)
01917 1917 Cuyo (1968 AA) from LINEAR (2003 April 8.19-24p3)
01862 1862 Apollo (1932 HA) from LINEAR (2003 March 26.18-22p3)

Observers on 29 July '09

A total of 27 observing facilities appear in today's MPECs.

Code	Observer / observatory
`432`	Boambee Obs. in New South Wales, 3 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2009 MC9, 52768, 5620
`160`	Castelmartini Obs. in Italy, 13 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2009 OZ4, 2009 OF, 2009 OC, 2009 NL, 2009 NJ, 2009 NH, 2009 NE, 2009 NA, 2009 MZ6, 2009 MX6, 2009 LX, 2009 KL2, 2002 LV
`703`	Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) in Arizona, 5 in MPECs 2009-O46, 2009-O47 & 2009-O48 -- 2009 OZ7, 2009 OY7, 2009 NJ, 2009 NH, 2009 MX6
`106`	Crni Vrh Obs. in Slovenia, 2 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2002 NW16, 6455
`H26`	Doc Greiner Research Obs. in Wisconsin, 1 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2009 NJ
`I21`	El Condor Obs. in Argentina, 6 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2009 OX5, 2009 OG, 2009 MC9, 2006 TU7, 2002 LV, 52762
`808`	El Leoncito Obs. in Argentina, 9 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2009 MX6, 2009 MC9, 2009 MB9, 52768, 17274, 15745, 152560, 5620, 4015
`151`	Eschenberg Obs. in Switzerland, 4 in MPECs 2009-O46 & 2009-O48 -- 2009 OZ7, 2009 OF, 2005 SN25, 2002 LV
`J95`	Great Shefford Obs. in England, 1 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2009 OX5
`704`	LINEAR in New Mexico, 48 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2008 AZ110, 2007 RT19, 2007 QX14, 2006 WZ2, 2004 RD252, 2004 JR1, 2003 MH4, 2003 LO6, 2003 HB6, 2003 HA22, 2003 FS2, 1999 JR6, 99935, 88263, 86450, 86067, 85867, 85839, 85628, 68350, 68216, 66251, 40263, 22771, 206910, 185702, 16960, 16834, 164216, 164215, 162698, 162273, 152558, 141874, 141495, 138883, 137925, 136617, 12923, 10145, 8567, 8035, 7888, 4183, 3691, 2212, 1917, 1862
`560`	Madonna di Dossobuono Obs. in Italy, 3 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2005 SN25, 2002 LV, 2000 OB22
`H01`	Magdalena Ridge Obs. in New Mexico, 1 in MPEC 2009-O48 -- 2009 OZ7
`B28`	Mandi Obs. in Italy, 2 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2005 SN25, 2002 LV
`B49`	Paus Obs. in Spain, 1 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2009 OZ4
`A53`	Peschiera del Garda Obs. in Italy, 4 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2009 OX5, 2009 OC, 2009 NE, 2002 LV
`854`	Sabino Canyon Obs. in Arizona, 1 in MPEC 2009-O48 -- 2009 OZ7
`B70`	Sant Celoni Obs. in Spain, 1 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2009 OC3
`204`	Schiaparelli Obs. in Italy, 3 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2009 KC7, 2005 MC, 2000 OB22
`E12`	Siding Spring Survey (SSS) in New South Wales, 8 in MPECs 2009-O46 & 2009-O49 -- 2009 OF, 2009 OB3, 2009 KC3, 2004 PW27, 2000 EF104, 215442, 162854, 108519
`587`	Sormano Obs. in Italy, 3 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2009 OX5, 2009 OF, 2009 OC3
`691`	Spacewatch 0.9m telescope in Arizona, 5 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2009 KK8, 1998 QQ63, 18736, 16064, 153591
`291`	Spacewatch 1.8m telescope in Arizona, 7 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2009 MS, 2006 KD1, 2005 PJ2, 2004 RA11, 2004 FG1, 2002 JE9, 1993 RA
`6735`	Jim Young via Table Mtn. Obs. in southern California, 2 in MPECs 2009-O47 & 2009-O48 -- 2009 OZ7, 2009 OY7
`F85`	Tiki Obs. in Tahiti, 1 in MPEC 2009-O48 -- 2009 OZ7
`198`	Wildberg Obs. in Germany, 1 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2009 NA
`J08`	Zonalunar Obs. in Spain, 2 in MPEC 2009-O46 -- 2009 OZ4, 2009 OX5
`A79`	Zvezdno Obshtestvo Obs. in Bulgaria, 2 in MPECs 2009-O47 & 2009-O48 -- 2009 OZ7, 2009 OY7

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

Impact Risk Monitoring on 29 July '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 29 July '09

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

2300	Grabbed MPEC 2009-O49 - 2004 PW27 - see above
1316	Grabbed MPEC 2009-O46 - Daily Orbit Update - see above Grabbed MPEC 2009-O47 - 2009 OY7 - see above Grabbed MPEC 2009-O48 - 2009 OZ7 - see above

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