Contents on 25 August '10
- IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- none
- New MPECs -- one MPEC
- Observers -- three observing facilities
- Impact Risk Monitoring -- two objects
- Chronology
Resources:
- Consolidated Risk Tables - the CRT page
Of 321 risk-listed objects, 12 have had news in the last month. Updated at 1442 UTC. - Earth's Busy Neighborhood Traffic Report
No objects are known to be within ten LD of Earth today. Updated at 0100 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.
NEOCP Activity on 25 August '10
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 August 22nd.
New MPECs on 25 August '10
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 25 Aug. '10 >> MPEC 2010-Q25 - "06:09 UT" - Daily Orbit Update
- Observations of risk-listed objects
- K10P66R 2010 PR66 (Q=4.885 AU, arc=9 days, H=19.4 ~446m) from Astronomical Research Obs. Westfield (Aug. 24.15-16p3)
- K10P65S 2010 PS65 (small asteroid, Q=4.699 AU, arc=10 days, H=24.6 ~41m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 23.29-32p3)
- Observations of recently (no longer) risk-listed objects
- K10P09M 2010 PM9 (arc=18 days, H=20.0 ~339m) from Schiaparelli Obs. (Aug. 21.96-97p3)
- Observations of small asteroids (H>22.0)
- K10P02O 2010 PO2 (arc=22 days, H=23.3 ~74m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 24.10-13p3)
- Observations of other objects
- K10P10M 2010 PM10 (arc=16 days, H=19.7 ~389m) from Schiaparelli Obs. (Aug. 21.98-99p2 & 22.06-07p2)
- K10P09L 2010 PL9 (arc=19 days, H=20.0 ~339m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 24.21-24p4)
- K10O00C 2010 OC (Q=4.708 AU, arc=35 days, H=19.1 ~513m) from Schiaparelli Obs. (Aug. 22.02-03p5)
- K10M01F 2010 MF1 (arc=67 days, H=19.6 ~407m) from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 24.81-82p4)
- K10J00E 2010 JE (Q=4.602 AU, arc=113 days, H=20.2 ~309m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 24.07-08p3)
- K07T18Y 2007 TY18 (arc=3 opp, H=17.9 ~891m) from Schiaparelli Obs. (Aug. 22.11-12p3)
- K07E26J 2007 EJ26 (arc=3 opp, H=18.4 ~708m) from Schiaparelli Obs. (Aug. 22.04-06p3)
- K00P27Q 2000 PQ27 (arc=2 opp, H=19.8 ~371m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 24.25-27p6)
- O3147 243147 2007 TX18 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 22.99p3)
- O2211 242211 2003 QB90 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 22.00p3)
- F3842 153842 2001 XT30 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 23.08p3)
- F2952 152952 2000 GC2 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 23.05p3)
- E3381 143381 2003 BC21 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 22.94p3)
- 66008 66008 1998 QH2 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 22.97p3)
- 19764 19764 2000 NF5 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 22.96p3)
- 04486 4486 Mithra (1987 SB) from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 23.03p3)
- 04197 4197 1982 TA from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 23.01-02p3)
- 02212 2212 Hephaistos (1978 SB) from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 23.06-07p3)
Observers on 25 August '10
Three observing facilities appear in today's MPEC.
| Code | Observer / observatory |
|---|---|
| H21 | Astronomical Research Obs. Westfield in Illinois, 6 in MPEC 2010-Q25 -- 2010 PS65, 2010 PR66, 2010 PO2, 2010 PL9, 2010 JE, 2000 PQ27 |
| 160 | Castelmartini Obs. in Italy, 11 in MPEC 2010-Q25 -- 2010 MF1, 66008, 243147, 242211, 19764, 153842, 152952, 143381, 4486, 4197, 2212 |
| 204 | Schiaparelli Obs. in Italy, 5 in MPEC 2010-Q25 -- 2010 PM9, 2010 PM10, 2010 OC, 2007 TY18, 2007 EJ26 |
| For a list of all participating observatories that have Web addresses, see A/CC's Observatory Links page. | |
Impact Risk Monitoring on 25 August '10
| 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 |
| 2010 PR66 | JPL Sentry | 1442 | 2098-2107 | 2 | 1.8e-07 | -4.22 | -4.22 | 0 | JPL: "Analysis based on 100 observations spanning 8.8982 days (2010-Aug-15.2648 to 2010-Aug-24.162972)." Diameter approximately 0.450 km. from mean, weighted H=19.4. |
| 2010 PS65 | JPL Sentry | 1442 | 2102 | 1 | 2.2e-06 | -5.79 | -5.79 | 0 | JPL: "Analysis based on 35 observations spanning 10.022 days (2010-Aug-13.29423 to 2010-Aug-23.31639)." Diameter approximately 0.041 km. from mean, weighted H=24.6. |
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 25 August '10
Times are UTC for when items were noted or added by The Tracking News.
| 1442 | Noted that JPL Sentry has updated its 2010 PR66 risk assessment - see above Noted that JPL Sentry has updated its 2010 PS65 risk assessment - see above Grabbed MPEC 2010-Q25 - Daily Orbit Update - see above |