2009-12-03 Tracking News

Contents on 3 December '09

IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- three listings: 3 updated
- New MPECs -- nine MPECs
Observers -- twelve 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
Old & new CRT Archive
Old News Archive & Small Objects Archive

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Navigation tips: Use the << and >> arrows on the menus for each regular section (Observers, Risks, etc.) to move to the previous and next day's news for that section. Use the Index menu item to access specific days through a calendar interface. And use the all-up news archive to access news from any time since A/CC began in early 2002. To keep track of what's new each day, watch the Chronology section.

NEOCP Activity on 3 December '09

The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page has 3 listings: 3 updated

When last checked at 2358 UTC today, the Minor Planet Center's Near Earth Object discovery Confirmation Page (NEOCP) had three updated listings. Of these, two were "one nighters."

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 3 December '09

Minor Planet Electronic Circulars

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

MPEC 2009-X04 time-stamped "07:09 UT" - Daily Orbit Update - see below
MPEC 2009-X05 time-stamped "15:16 UT" - Observable Comets - see below
MPEC 2009-X06 time-stamped "15:21 UT" - Distant Minor Planets - see below
MPEC 2009-X07 time-stamped "15:27 UT" - Atens and Apollos - see below
MPEC 2009-X08 time-stamped "15:27 UT" - Amors - see below
MPEC 2009-X09 time-stamped "15:27 UT" - Unusual Minor Planets - see below
MPEC 2009-X10 time-stamped "15:27 UT" - PHAs - see below
MPEC 2009-X11 time-stamped "16:34 UT" - 2009 QB35 - see below
MPEC 2009-X12 time-stamped "20:34 UT" - 2008 SE82

MPEC 2009-X12 - "20:34 UT" - 2008 SE82

K08S82E 2008 SE82 (Centaur, q=3.205 AU, Q=35.964 AU, H=14.8 ~3.71 km) from the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) (2008 Sept. 29.32-34p4), the Mt. Lemmon Survey (MLS) (2008 Oct. 2.31-33p4 & 2008 Nov. 24.14-16p4), and the Spacewatch 0.9m telescope (2008 Oct. 17.24-32p3)

MPEC 2009-X11 - "16:34 UT" - 2009 QB35

K09Q35B 2009 QB35 (H=19.9 ~355m) from NEAT's Mt. Palomar telescope (2002 Aug. 15.15-20p3, 2002 Aug. 23.21-26p5 & 2002 Oct. 11.10-12p3)

MPEC 2009-X10 - "15:27 UT" - PHAs

MPEC 2009-X09 - "15:27 UT" - Unusual Minor Planets

MPEC 2009-X08 - "15:27 UT" - Amors

MPEC 2009-X07 - "15:27 UT" - Atens and Apollos

MPEC 2009-X06 - "15:21 UT" - Distant Minor Planets

MPEC 2009-X05 - "15:16 UT" - Observable Comets

<< DOU on 3 Dec. '09 >> MPEC 2009-X04 - "07:09 UT" - Daily Orbit Update

Observations of recently (no longer) risk-listed objects
K09WA6F 2009 WF106 (i=38.6°, Q=4.720 AU, arc=7 days, H=20.0 ~339m) from Tenagra II Obs. (Dec. 2.43-44p3)
K09W06R 2009 WR6 (arc=14 days, H=18.3 ~741m) from Tenagra II Obs. (Dec. 2.44p3)
Observations of small asteroids (H>22.0)
K09WA6H 2009 WH106 (Q=4.069 AU, arc=5 days, H=22.4 ~112m) from Astronomical Research Obs. Westfield (ARO Westfield) (Nov. 29.04-05p3 & Dec. 1.14-15p3)
K09WA6G 2009 WG106 (arc=7 days, H=25.6 ~26m) from Tenagra II Obs. (Dec. 2.42p2)
K05Y00D 2005 YD (arc=13 days, H=24.5 ~43m) from Ovidiu Vaduvescu on Mauna Kea (2005 Dec. 24.38p1)
K04X29G 2004 XG29 (arc=36 days, H=25.3 ~29m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Jan. 15.36p1)
K02L00W 2002 LW (arc=2 opp, H=22.4 ~112m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2003 June 6.29p1, 2003 June 6.34p1 & 2003 June 6.39p1)
Observations of almost-small asteroids (21.7<H<=22.0)
K09W11D 2009 WD11 (arc=7 days, H=21.8 ~148m) from National Schools Obs. via the Liverpool Telescope (Nov. 26.00p4)
K05U03U 2005 UU3 (arc=2 opp, H=22.0 ~135m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Oct. 25.52-59p3 & 2005 Oct. 26.55p1)
Observations of other objects
K09WA4Z 2009 WZ104 (arc=8 days, H=20.7 ~245m) from Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. (Dec. 2.39-41p4), Madonna di Dossobuono Obs. (Dec. 2.73p3), Castelmartini Obs. (Dec. 2.73-74p5), and Tenagra II Obs. (Dec. 3.06p3)
K09W00A 2009 WA (arc=17 days, H=21.2 ~195m) from Tenagra II Obs. (Dec. 3.07-08p3)
K09SA3M 2009 SM103 (Q=4.414 AU, arc=67 days, H=16.8 ~1.48 km) from ARO Westfield (Dec. 1.08p3)
K09K02L 2009 KL2 (arc=2 opp, H=18.0 ~851m) from ARO Westfield (Dec. 1.09-11p3)
K08X03E 2008 XE3 (Q=4.046 AU, arc=2 opp, H=16.3 ~1.86 km) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Feb. 8.32p1, 2005 Feb. 10.28p1 & 2005 Feb. 10.37-41p2)
K08S01Q 2008 SQ1 (Q=4.683 AU, arc=2 opp, H=18.5 ~676m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2004 Jan. 21.46-47p2, 2004 Jan. 22.44p1, 2004 Jan. 22.51p1 & 2004 Jan. 22.62p1)
K08R24Z 2008 RZ24 from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2008 Sept. 23.48p1, 2008 Sept. 24.58-59p3 & 2008 Sept. 25.46-51p7)
K08Q00Z 2008 QZ (arc=70 days, H=20.4 ~282m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2008 Oct. 24.41-47p3, 2008 Oct. 26.33-37p4 & 2008 Oct. 26.49-50p2)
K08O02X 2008 OX2 (arc=2 opp, H=20.1 ~323m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2008 June 11.53p1)
K08L08W 2008 LW8 (arc=4 opp, H=17.3 ~1.17 km) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2006 Nov. 22.57p2)
K08E69D 2008 ED69 from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2004 Feb. 15.49-52p12)
K08D00J 2008 DJ (arc=59 days, H=20.4 ~282m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2008 April 2.31-36p4)
K07RD3M 2007 RM133 (arc=65 days, H=18.3 ~741m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2007 Sept. 6.52-57p6 & 2007 Sept. 14.61-62p2)
K07R07N 2007 RN7 (arc=139 days, H=21.6 ~162m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2008 Jan. 4.25-28p3)
K07F35S 2007 FS35 (arc=3 opp, H=19.5 ~426m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2006 Feb. 2.29-37p3 & 2006 Feb. 3.30p1)
K07F20E 2007 FE20 (arc=2 opp, H=19.7 ~389m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2007 Aug. 11.31p1 & 2007 Aug. 13.31p1)
K07D08L 2007 DL8 (Q=4.701 AU, arc=2 opp, H=17.3 ~1.17 km) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2008 Jan. 8.22-25p4)
K06W02Y 2006 WY2 (arc=3 opp, H=18.5 ~676m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2008 Jan. 7.24-28p4)
K05Y55T 2005 YT55 (arc=85 days, H=20.6 ~257m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2006 Feb. 1.46-50p2)
K05W04K 2005 WK4 (arc=5 opp, H=20.1 ~323m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2008 Jan. 9.23-24p2)
K05W02R 2005 WR2 (arc=3 opp, H=19.3 ~467m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2006 Feb. 2.29-37p3 & 2006 Feb. 3.30p1)
K05S71B 2005 SB71 (arc=2 opp, H=21.1 ~204m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Dec. 24.24-26p2)
K05S04S 2005 SS4 (q=0.363 AU, arc=3 opp, H=19.1 ~513m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Sept. 10.61-63p4)
K05R33N 2005 RN33 (arc=2 opp, H=19.6 ~407m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Aug. 28.52-54p6)
K05R06Q 2005 RQ6 (arc=2 opp, H=18.8 ~589m) from ARO Westfield (Dec. 1.20-21p3)
K05Q11N 2005 QN11 (arc=148 days, H=20.0 ~339m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 July 3.44-51p3)
K05Q10S 2005 QS10 (arc=2 opp, H=18.8 ~589m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 July 3.47-54p3)
K05O01U 2005 OU1 (arc=4 opp, H=20.1 ~323m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 July 30.39-42p2)
K05O00W 2005 OW (Q=4.271 AU, arc=151 days, H=20.9 ~224m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 June 12.47-52p3)
K05L00W 2005 LW (arc=4 opp, H=18.9 ~562m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2004 Oct. 4.28p1, 2004 Oct. 4.34p1, 2006 Oct. 23.24-29p3 & 2006 Oct. 23.34-35p2)
K05GC8P 2005 GP128 (Q=4.262 AU, arc=242 days, H=18.5 ~676m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Sept. 30.21p1, 2005 Sept. 30.26p1 & 2005 Sept. 30.30p1)
K05F03C 2005 FC3 (arc=3 opp, H=19.1 ~513m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Oct. 11.22p1 & 2005 Oct. 11.30-35p3)
K04U00L 2004 UL (q=0.093 AU, arc=3 opp, H=18.8 ~589m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Sept. 6.51p2)
K04S19Z 2004 SZ19 (arc=4 opp, H=18.7 ~616m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2008 March 10.27-31p4 & 2008 March 10.42p2)
K04R84F 2004 RF84 (arc=2 opp, H=18.4 ~708m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2007 Sept. 7.38p1)
K04B86E 2004 BE86 from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2003 Dec. 27.59p1 & 2005 Dec. 22.60-61p3)
K03WF1O 2003 WO151 (arc=2 opp, H=20.4 ~282m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2003 Oct. 3.51p1 & 2003 Oct. 3.57p1)
K03T09X 2003 TX9 (arc=2 opp, H=20.7 ~245m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2006 Sept. 14.34-38p3)
K03T02G 2003 TG2 (arc=24 days, H=21.6 ~162m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2003 Oct. 29.22p1, 2003 Oct. 29.28p1 & 2003 Oct. 29.35p1)
K03E00R 2003 ER (i=36.1°, arc=3 opp, H=19.8 ~371m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2003 July 5.27-32p6)
K02V85O 2002 VO85 (arc=2 opp, H=21.6 ~162m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2003 June 6.30p1 & 2003 June 6.39p1)
K02T67S 2002 TS67 (arc=3 opp, H=18.9 ~562m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 July 31.27p1 & 2005 July 31.36p1)
K02T57Y 2002 TY57 (arc=3 opp, H=19.2 ~490m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2007 Aug. 13.29p1)
K02N16W 2002 NW16 (arc=2 opp, H=18.1 ~812m) from ARO Westfield (Dec. 1.05-07p4), Castelmartini Obs. (Dec. 2.72-73p3), and Madonna di Dossobuono Obs. (Dec. 2.74p3)
K02N01P 2002 NP1 (arc=3 opp, H=17.6 ~1.02 km) from ARO Westfield (Dec. 1.11-12p3)
K02L32S 2002 LS32 (arc=5 opp, H=18.2 ~776m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2004 May 25.37p1)
K02A29C 2002 AC29 (arc=4 opp, H=17.7 ~977m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2008 Jan. 3.27-30p3)
K02A00A 2002 AA (arc=3 opp, H=19.3 ~467m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2007 March 22.30-34p6)
K01W15L 2001 WL15 (arc=5 opp, H=18.2 ~776m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2006 Aug. 16.38-44p3 & 2006 Aug. 16.51p1)
K01O84E 2001 OE84 (arc=4 opp, H=17.9 ~891m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2003 May 30.29p1 & 2003 May 30.39p1)
K01M03R 2001 MR3 (arc=3 opp, H=19.1 ~513m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Oct. 25.52p1 & 2005 Oct. 26.56p1)
K01D77C 2001 DC77 (arc=2 opp, H=19.5 ~426m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 April 6.27p1 & 2005 April 6.34p1)
K00W10L 2000 WL10 (Q=5.401 AU, arc=3 opp, H=18.1 ~812m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2006 Nov. 22.60-61p4 & 2006 Nov. 27.54-59p5)
K00U30P 2000 UP30 (arc=3 opp, H=17.2 ~1.23 km) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Dec. 31.52-55p2, 2006 Jan. 4.48-50p2 & 2006 Jan. 7.46-54p4)
K00P09Q 2000 PQ9 (arc=5 opp, H=18.1 ~812m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2006 Nov. 23.49p1, 2006 Nov. 24.48p1, 2006 Nov. 24.53p1 & 2006 Nov. 24.59p1)
K00J03A 2000 JA3 (arc=2 opp, H=18.6 ~645m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2007 Sept. 12.47-49p2 & 2007 Sept. 12.56p1)
K00D08H 2000 DH8 (i=37.6°, arc=5 opp, H=18.5 ~676m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2003 Oct. 1.27-28p2 & 2003 Oct. 1.32-34p2)
J99R33H 1999 RH33 (arc=5 opp, H=19.3 ~467m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Dec. 28.36p2)
J98X05A 1998 XA5 (arc=4 opp, H=18.8 ~589m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 July 31.26p1, 2005 July 31.31p1 & 2005 July 31.35p1)
J98S04T 1998 ST4 (Q=4.499 AU, arc=6 opp, H=16.5 ~1.70 km) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 June 10.40-45p3)
J98Q52Q 1998 QQ52 (arc=3 opp, H=20.7 ~245m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2004 April 26.34-39p3 & 2004 April 27.33p1)
J98Q28B 1998 QB28 (arc=3 opp, H=20.3 ~295m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2004 Sept. 21.41-47p3)
J98FD4X 1998 FX134 (arc=3 opp, H=18.5 ~676m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Oct. 26.23p1, 2005 Oct. 26.28p1 & 2005 Oct. 26.33p1)
J93T02Q 1993 TQ2 (arc=3 opp, H=19.9 ~355m) from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2004 Sept. 14.31-38p5)
J0788 190788 2001 RT17 from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2004 Nov. 6.24p1 & 2004 Nov. 6.28p1)
H2974 172974 2005 YW55 from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Dec. 22.49-54p4)
G4207 164207 2004 GU9 from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2007 Feb. 12.65p1)
G4202 164202 2004 EW from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 April 9.34-35p3)
G3026 163026 2001 XR30 from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2004 Dec. 10.52-54p3)
E2348 142348 2002 RX211 from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Nov. 30.27p1 & 2008 Sept. 3.60p2)
D8013 138013 2000 CN101 from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2008 Jan. 7.45-46p2)
D7925 137925 2000 BJ19 from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2006 Nov. 20.54-56p3)
A2873 102873 1999 WK11 from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Aug. 6.57p1)
96536 96536 1998 SO10 from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2006 Nov. 19.36-41p7)
87311 87311 2000 QJ1 from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2006 July 29.44p1 & 2006 July 29.49p1)
86039 86039 1999 NC43 from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2007 May 10.25-29p6)
68359 68359 2001 OZ13 from Vaduvescu/Mauna Kea (2005 Sept. 9.56-57p3)
12711 12711 Tukmit (1991 BB) from Castelmartini Obs. (Dec. 2.71-72p3)
04015 4015 Wilson-Harrington (1979 VA) from Nazaret Obs. (Dec. 2.88-89p3)

Observers on 3 December '09

Twelve observing facilities appear in today's MPECs.

Code	Observer / observatory
`H21`	Astronomical Research Obs. Westfield (ARO Westfield) in Illinois, 6 in MPEC 2009-X04 -- 2009 WH106, 2009 SM103, 2009 KL2, 2005 RQ6, 2002 NW16, 2002 NP1
`160`	Castelmartini Obs. in Italy, 3 in MPEC 2009-X04 -- 2009 WZ104, 2002 NW16, 12711
`703`	Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona, 1 in MPEC 2009-X12 -- 2008 SE82
`379`	Hamamatsu-Yuto Obs. in Japan, 1 in MPEC 2009-X04 -- 2009 WZ104
`J131`	National Schools Obs. via the Liverpool Telescope in the Canary Islands, 1 in MPEC 2009-X04 -- 2009 WD11
`560`	Madonna di Dossobuono Obs. in Italy, 2 in MPEC 2009-X04 -- 2009 WZ104, 2002 NW16
`568[`	Ovidiu Vaduvescu on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, 74 in MPEC 2009-X04 -- 2008 XE3, 2008 SQ1, 2008 RZ24, 2008 QZ, 2008 OX2, 2008 LW8, 2008 ED69, 2008 DJ, 2007 RN7, 2007 RM133, 2007 FS35, 2007 FE20, 2007 DL8, 2006 WY2, 2005 YT55, 2005 YD, 2005 WR2, 2005 WK4, 2005 UU3, 2005 SS4, 2005 SB71, 2005 RN33, 2005 QS10, 2005 QN11, 2005 OW, 2005 OU1, 2005 LW, 2005 GP128, 2005 FC3, 2004 XG29, 2004 UL, 2004 SZ19, 2004 RF84, 2004 BE86, 2003 WO151, 2003 TX9, 2003 TG2, 2003 ER, 2002 VO85, 2002 TY57, 2002 TS67, 2002 LW, 2002 LS32, 2002 AC29, 2002 AA, 2001 WL15, 2001 OE84, 2001 MR3, 2001 DC77, 2000 WL10, 2000 UP30, 2000 PQ9, 2000 JA3, 2000 DH8, 1999 RH33, 1998 XA5, 1998 ST4, 1998 QQ52, 1998 QB28, 1998 FX134, 1993 TQ2, 96536, 87311, 86039, 68359, 190788, 172974, 164207, 164202, 163026, 142348, 138013, 137925, 102873
`G96`	Mt. Lemmon Survey in Arizona, 1 in MPEC 2009-X12 -- 2008 SE82
`644`	NEAT's Mt. Palomar telescope in southern California, 1 in MPEC 2009-X11 -- 2009 QB35
`J47`	Nazaret Obs. in Spain, 1 in MPEC 2009-X04 -- 4015
`691`	Spacewatch 0.9m telescope in Arizona, 1 in MPEC 2009-X12 -- 2008 SE82
`926`	Tenagra II Obs. in Arizona, 5 in MPEC 2009-X04 -- 2009 WZ104, 2009 WR6, 2009 WG106, 2009 WF106, 2009 WA

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

Impact Risk Monitoring on 3 December '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 3 December '09

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

2100	Grabbed MPEC 2009-X12 - 2008 SE82 - see above
1700	Grabbed MPEC 2009-X11 - 2009 QB35 - see above
1540	Grabbed MPEC 2009-X07 - Atens and Apollos - see above Grabbed MPEC 2009-X08 - Amors - see above Grabbed MPEC 2009-X09 - Unusual Minor Planets - see above Grabbed MPEC 2009-X10 - PHAs - see above
1537	Grabbed MPEC 2009-X04 - Daily Orbit Update - see above Grabbed MPEC 2009-X05 - Observable Comets - see above Grabbed MPEC 2009-X06 - Distant Minor Planets - see above

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