Contents on 2 September '09
- IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- one listing: 1 updated
- New MPECs -- one MPEC
- Observers -- ten 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
- News image catalog - new 13-14 Aug. 2009
- Old & new CRT Archive
- Old News Archive & Small Objects Archive
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NEOCP Activity on 2 September '09
The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page has 1 listing: 1 updated
When last checked at 2359 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 at Suno Observatory by Birtwhistle et al.
New MPECs on 2 September '09
Minor Planet Electronic Circulars
As of last check at 2359 UTC, there has been one MPEC posted today from the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
<< DOU on 2 Sept. '09 >> MPEC 2009-R03 - "06:07 UT" - Daily Orbit Update
- Observations of small asteroids (H>22.0)
- K09Q34Z 2009 QZ34 (arc=4 days, H=22.4 ~112m) from Astronomical Research Obs. (ARO) (Sept. 1.22-23p3)
- K09Q32L 2009 QL32 (arc=6 days, H=24.6 ~41m) from ARO (Sept. 1.23-26p5)
- K09Q23C 2009 QC23 (arc=10 days, H=24.9 ~35m) from ARO (Sept. 1.24-25p4)
- K09P02T 2009 PT2 (arc=17 days, H=23.5 ~68m) from ARO (Sept. 1.08p2)
- K09P00H 2009 PH (arc=22 days, H=22.2 ~123m) from ARO (Sept. 1.18-19p3)
- K07R17Q 2007 RQ17 (arc=2 opp, H=22.5 ~107m) from Schiaparelli Obs. (Aug. 31.09-11p4)
- Observations of almost-small asteroids (21.7<H<=22.0)
- K09Q36C 2009 QC36 (arc=3 days, H=22.0 ~135m) from Schiaparelli Obs. (Aug. 30.00-01p3), ARO (Sept. 1.18-19p3), and Great Shefford Obs. (Sept. 1.85-86p3)
- Observations of other objects
- K09Q36B 2009 QB36 (arc=4 days, H=17.6 ~1.02 km) from Great Shefford Obs. (Sept. 1.89-91p3)
- K09Q33Y 2009 QY33 (arc=13 days, H=19.6 ~407m) from Schiaparelli Obs. (Aug. 31.01-06p3)
- K09Q31F 2009 QF31 (i=42.2°, arc=6 days, H=18.4 ~708m) from ARO (Sept. 1.09-11p3)
- K09Q09J 2009 QJ9 (Q=4.386 AU, arc=11 days, H=19.4 ~446m) from ARO (Sept. 1.08-09p5)
- K09Q08Q 2009 QQ8 (arc=12 days, H=21.3 ~186m) from ARO (Sept. 1.27-29p3)
- K09Q08E 2009 QE8 (arc=16 days, H=18.1 ~812m) from ARO (Sept. 1.26-27p3)
- K09Q05N 2009 QN5 (Q=4.379 AU, arc=15 days, H=19.2 ~490m) from Castelmartini Obs. (Sept. 1.95p2)
- K09Q02H 2009 QH2 (arc=14 days, H=21.2 ~195m) from ARO (Sept. 1.12-15p4)
- K09Q00O 2009 QO (arc=71 days, H=20.1 ~323m) from Madonna di Dossobuono Obs. (Sept. 1.88p3)
- K09O07Z 2009 OZ7 (arc=35 days, H=21.0 ~214m) from ARO (Sept. 1.07p3)
- K09O00C 2009 OC (arc=2 opp, H=20.3 ~295m) from Thompsonville Obs. (Sept. 1.22-23p6)
- K09N00H 2009 NH (arc=53 days, H=18.7 ~616m) from Thompsonville Obs. (Sept. 1.26-27p6 & 2.20-21p6)
- K09N00A 2009 NA (Q=4.131 AU, arc=63 days, H=17.5 ~1.07 km) from Castelmartini Obs. (Sept. 1.93-94p4)
- K09L00X 2009 LX (Q=4.543 AU, arc=81 days, H=19.3 ~467m) from Stia Obs. (Aug. 31.86-87p3)
- K09K22J 2009 KJ22 (arc=93 days, H=20.0 ~339m) from ARO (Sept. 1.14-16p3)
- K09H82B 2009 HB82 (Q=4.414 AU, arc=130 days, H=17.8 ~933m) from Stia Obs. (Aug. 31.83-84p3)
- K02R25Q 2002 RQ25 (arc=4 opp, H=20.5 ~269m) from Schiaparelli Obs. (Aug. 31.10-11p5)
- K02O04M 2002 OM4 (i=55.3°, arc=5 opp, H=16.9 ~1.41 km) from Alter Satzberg Obs. (Sept. 1.83-85p2)
- K02N01P 2002 NP1 (arc=3 opp, H=17.7 ~977m) from ARO (Sept. 1.09-10p4)
- K02E06L 2002 EL6 (arc=3 opp, H=18.0 ~851m) from La Sagra Obs. (Sept. 1.08-11p3)
- J98S04V 1998 SV4 (i=53.3°, q=0.292 AU, arc=6 opp, H=18.1 ~812m) from Stia Obs. (Aug. 31.80-81p4) and Madonna di Dossobuono Obs. (Sept. 1.87p3)
- F4244 154244 2002 KL6 from Castelmartini Obs. (Sept. 1.97-98p3)
- D8883 138883 2000 YL29 from Castelmartini Obs. (Sept. 1.96p3)
- 17274 17274 2000 LC16 from Thompsonville Obs. (Sept. 2.14-15p6)
- 08566 8566 1996 EN from Vicksburg Obs. (Sept. 1.44p4)
- 05626 5626 1991 FE from Thompsonville Obs. (Sept. 2.15-16p6)
- 01943 1943 Anteros (1973 EC) from Thompsonville Obs. (Sept. 1.24-26p6 & 2.19-20p6)
Observers on 2 September '09
Ten observing facilities appear in today's MPEC.
| Code | Observer / observatory |
|---|---|
| B03 | Alter Satzberg Obs. in Austria, 1 in MPEC 2009-R03 -- 2002 OM4 |
| H55 | Astronomical Research Obs. (ARO) in Illinois, 14 in MPEC 2009-R03 -- 2009 QZ34, 2009 QQ8, 2009 QL32, 2009 QJ9, 2009 QH2, 2009 QF31, 2009 QE8, 2009 QC36, 2009 QC23, 2009 PT2, 2009 PH, 2009 OZ7, 2009 KJ22, 2002 NP1 |
| 160 | Castelmartini Obs. in Italy, 4 in MPEC 2009-R03 -- 2009 QN5, 2009 NA, 154244, 138883 |
| J95 | Great Shefford Obs. in England, 2 in MPEC 2009-R03 -- 2009 QC36, 2009 QB36 |
| J75 | La Sagra Obs. in Spain, 1 in MPEC 2009-R03 -- 2002 EL6 |
| 560 | Madonna di Dossobuono Obs. in Italy, 2 in MPEC 2009-R03 -- 2009 QO, 1998 SV4 |
| 204 | Schiaparelli Obs. in Italy, 4 in MPEC 2009-R03 -- 2009 QY33, 2009 QC36, 2007 RQ17, 2002 RQ25 |
| A78 | Stia Obs. in Italy, 3 in MPEC 2009-R03 -- 2009 LX, 2009 HB82, 1998 SV4 |
| H53 | Thompsonville Obs. in Illinois, 5 in MPEC 2009-R03 -- 2009 OC, 2009 NH, 17274, 5626, 1943 |
| H47 | Vicksburg Obs. in Mississippi, 1 in MPEC 2009-R03 -- 8566 |
| For a list of all participating observatories that have Web addresses, see A/CC's Observatory Links page. | |
Impact Risk Monitoring on 2 September '09
At last check (NEODyS and JPL at 2359 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 2 September '09
Times are UTC for when items were noted or added by The Tracking News.
| 1426 | Grabbed MPEC 2009-R03 - Daily Orbit Update - see above |
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