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Contents  on 13 August '10

• IAU Minor Planet Center
  • NEOCP Activity -- five listings: 2 new, 3 updated
  • New MPECs -- six MPECs
• Observers -- seventeen observing facilities
• Impact Risk Monitoring -- nothing to report
• Chronology

Resources:

• Consolidated Risk Tables - the CRT page
    Of 321 risk-listed objects, 11 have had news in the last month. Updated at 1452 UTC.
• Earth's Busy Neighborhood Traffic Report
    One object is known to be within ten LD of Earth today. Updated at 0122 UTC.
• Ephemerides for risk-rated and nearby objects
• News image catalog
• Old & new CRT Archive
• Old News Archive & Small Objects Archive

The latest A/CC news is available via framed access,  RSS news feed, or redirection. - Note: A/CC has a main Web site and also a backup site with its own duplicate RSS news feed.

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.

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NEOCP Activity  on 13 August '10

The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page has 5 listings: 2 new, 3 updated

When last checked at 2359 UTC today, the Minor Planet Center's Near Earth Object discovery Confirmation Page (NEOCP) had two new and three updated listings. So far The Tracking News has counted a total of twelve 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.

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New MPECs  on 13 August '10

Minor Planet Electronic Circulars

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

• MPEC 2010-P55 time-stamped "04:16 UT" - 2010 PD57 - see below
• MPEC 2010-P56 time-stamped "06:12 UT" - Daily Orbit Update - see below
• MPEC 2010-P57 time-stamped "15:44 UT" - Comet P/2010 P2 (LINEAR) [= P/1999 U3 (LINEAR)] - see below
• MPEC 2010-P58 time-stamped "17:04 UT" - 2010 PM58 - see below
• MPEC 2010-P59 time-stamped "17:14 UT" - 2010 PO58 - see below
• MPEC 2010-P60 time-stamped "17:22 UT" - 2010 PP58

MPEC 2010-P60 - "17:22 UT" - 2010 PP58

• K10P58P   2010 PP58 (small asteroid, Earth MOID=4.5 LD, H=22.1 ~129m) was discovered at 2038 UT on 5 Aug. by WISE, which observed it at Aug. 5.86p1, 5.93p1, 5.99p1, 6.06p1, 6.12p1, 6.19p1, and 6.32p1. The discovery was confirmed by the Spacewatch 1.8m telescope (Aug. 11.39-40p2 at V=21.5 & 12.41-42p3 at V=21.8-22.2) and Astronomical Research Obs. Westfield (Aug. 13.36-39p3).

MPEC 2010-P59 - "17:14 UT" - 2010 PO58

• K10P58O   2010 PO58 (i=121.1°, q=2.997 AU, Q=14.590 AU, H=14.5 ~4.26 km) was discovered at 2010 UT on 5 Aug. by WISE, which observed it at Aug. 5.84p1, 5.97p1, 6.10p1, 6.17p1, 6.24p1, 6.30p1, 6.37p2, 6.50p1, 6.63p1, 6.70p1, 6.77p1, 6.83p1, 6.90p1, 6.96p2, 7.10p1, and 7.23p1. The discovery was confirmed by the Spacewatch 0.9m telescope (Aug. 11.19-20p3) and ARO Westfield (Aug. 12.09-13p3 at V=21.7-22.1).

MPEC 2010-P58 - "17:04 UT" - 2010 PM58

• K10P58M   2010 PM58 (H=21.7 ~155m) was discovered at 2340 UT on 1 Aug. by WISE, which observed it at Aug. 1.99p1, 2.12p1, 2.18p1, 2.25p1, 2.32p1, and 2.45p1. The discovery was confirmed by the Siding Spring Survey (SSS) (Aug. 8.39-40p3 & 13.38-39p2).

MPEC 2010-P57 - "15:44 UT" - Comet P/2010 P2 (LINEAR) [= P/1999 U3 (LINEAR)]

• PK10P020   P/2010 P2 (q=1.921 AU, Q=7.957 AU, TP=2010 July 18.30095 TT) from RAS Obs. Mayhill (Aug. 12.44-45p3 & 13.44p3)
• PJ99U030   P/1999 U3 (LINEAR) (q=1.846 AU, Q=7.849 AU, TP=1999 Nov. 18.46555 TT)

<< DOU on 13 Aug. '10 >>  MPEC 2010-P56 - "06:12 UT" - Daily Orbit Update

• Observations of recently (no longer) risk-listed objects
• K10P09M   2010 PM9 (arc=7 days, H=20.0 ~339m) from Great Shefford Obs. (Aug. 12.12-13p3), ARO Westfield (Aug. 12.27-28p4), and Spacewatch 1.8m (Aug. 12.31-32p3)
• K10O00C   2010 OC (Q=4.718 AU, arc=24 days, H=18.9 ~562m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 12.37-39p6)
• Observations of small asteroids (H>22.0)
• K10C55B   2010 CB55 (arc=185 days, H=22.7 ~98m) from Petit Jean Mtn. South Obs. (PJMSO) (Aug. 12.38-39p7) and Great Shefford Obs. (Aug. 13.06-07p3)
• Observations of other objects
• K10P22Y   2010 PY22 (arc=4 days, H=19.1 ~513m) from PJMSO (Aug. 12.30-31p7)
• K10OA1B   2010 OB101 (arc=25 days, H=20.5 ~269m) from Spacewatch 1.8m (Aug. 12.27-28p3)
• K10NB7W   2010 NW117 (arc=36 days, H=18.3 ~741m) from Montcabre Obs. (Aug. 12.97-98p3)
• K10M00R   2010 MR (arc=57 days, H=18.4 ~708m) from Spacewatch 1.8m (Aug. 12.16-17p3 at V=21.7-22.2)
• K10L33R   2010 LR33 (arc=2 opp, H=18.3 ~741m) from LINEAR (2001 Nov. 10.07-13p4)
• K09E02O   2009 EO2 (arc=2 opp, H=19.6 ~407m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 12.24-31p3 at V=22.7-23.1)
• K07VI9G   2007 VG189 (arc=2 opp, H=19.1 ~513m) from WISE (Aug. 7.69p1, 8.08p1, 8.22p1, 8.35p1, 8.48p1, 8.55p1, 8.61p1, 8.68p1, 8.74p1, 8.81p1, 8.88p1, 8.94p2, 9.01p1, 9.08p1, 9.14p1, 9.21p1, 9.27p1, 9.34p1, 9.41p1 & 9.47p1)
• K07P25H   2007 PH25 (i=53.3°, Q=4.604 AU, arc=3 opp, H=16.5 ~1.70 km) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 9.22p1 at V=22.7 & 12.16-19p2 at V=22.8-23.0)
• K04L00J   2004 LJ (arc=4 opp, H=20.2 ~309m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 12.29-33p3 at V=21.8-22.1)
• K02Q06Y   2002 QY6 (q=0.246 AU, arc=4 opp, H=19.7 ~389m) from Crni Vrh Obs. (Aug. 11.86-89p4) and PJMSO (Aug. 12.29p5)
• K02O04S   2002 OS4 (arc=3 opp, H=18.3 ~741m) from PJMSO (Aug. 12.29-30p5)
• K02N71E   2002 NE71 (arc=2 opp, H=19.5 ~426m) from La Sagra Obs. (Aug. 11.87-90p3) and PJMSO (Aug. 12.32-34p6)
• J99T12K   1999 TK12 (arc=3 opp, H=18.1 ~812m) from Spacewatch 1.8m (Aug. 12.35-36p2)
• O2187   242187 2003 KR18 from WISE (Aug. 4.77p1, 5.04p1, 5.10p1, 5.17p1, 5.24p1, 5.30p1, 5.37p1, 5.50p1, 5.63p1 & 6.03p1)
• O1596   241596 1998 XM2 from WISE (Aug. 5.50p1, 5.57p1, 5.63p1, 5.70p1, 5.77p1, 5.90p1, 6.03p1, 6.16p1 & 6.30p1)
• G8378   168378 1997 ET30 from WISE (Aug. 7.12p1, 7.25p1, 7.38p1, 7.52p1, 7.58p1, 7.65p1, 7.72p1, 7.78p1, 7.85p1, 7.91p1, 8.11p1, 8.24p1, 8.38p1 & 8.51p1)
• D9345   139345 2001 KA67 from WISE (Aug. 4.74p1, 4.88p1, 5.01p1, 5.14p1, 5.27p1, 5.40p1, 5.47p2, 5.54p1, 5.60p1, 5.67p1, 5.74p1, 5.80p1, 5.87p1, 5.93p1, 6.00p1, 6.07p1, 6.13p1, 6.26p1, 6.53p1 & 6.79p1)
• 65679   65679 1989 UQ from WISE (Aug. 8.71p1, 8.84p1, 8.97p1, 9.04p1, 9.10p1, 9.17p1, 9.24p1, 9.37p2 & 9.43p1)
• 05653   5653 Camarillo (1992 WD5) from WISE (Aug. 8.21p1, 8.34p1, 8.61p1, 9.00p1, 9.14p1 & 9.33p1)
• 04197   4197 1982 TA from ISON-NM Obs. (Aug. 12.32-38p4)
• 04183   4183 Cuno (1959 LM) from Purple Mtn. Obs. Xuyi Station (Aug. 12.78-82p4)
• 03551   3551 Verenia (1983 RD) from WISE (Aug. 7.16p1, 7.29p1 & 7.55p1)
• 01865   1865 Cerberus (1971 UA) from the Spaceguard Centre (Aug. 12.93p3)

MPEC 2010-P55 - "04:16 UT" - 2010 PD57

• K10P57D   2010 PD57 (small asteroid, H=22.6 ~102m) was discovered at 0512 UT on 10 Aug. by Spacewatch 0.9m, which observed it at Aug. 10.22-25p3. The discovery was confirmed by Sandlot Obs. (Aug. 10.36-41p3 & 11.35-38p3), Spacewatch 1.8m (Aug. 10.46-47p3, 11.22-23p3 & 12.23-24p3), Great Shefford Obs. (Aug. 10.99-01p3), Jana Pittichova on Mauna Kea (Aug. 11.57p3), and ARO Westfield (Aug. 12.13-15p3).

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Observers  on 13 August '10

Seventeen observing facilities appear in today's MPECs.

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Impact Risk Monitoring  on 13 August '10

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.

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Chronology  on 13 August '10

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