Contents on 30 August '10
- IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- five listings: 3 new, 2 updated
- New MPECs -- one MPEC
- Observers -- eleven observing facilities
- Impact Risk Monitoring -- nothing to report
- Chronology
Resources:
- Consolidated Risk Tables - the CRT page
Of 321 risk-listed objects, 12 have had news in the last 31 days. Updated at 1500 UTC. - Earth's Busy Neighborhood Traffic Report
No objects are known to be within ten LD of Earth today. Updated at 0411 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 30 August '10
The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page has 5 listings: 3 new, 2 updated
When last checked at 2359 UTC today, the Minor Planet Center's Near Earth Object discovery Confirmation Page (NEOCP) had three new and two updated listings. Of these, two were "one nighters." So far The Tracking News has counted a total of six 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 30 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 30 Aug. '10 >> MPEC 2010-Q41 - "06:07 UT" - Daily Orbit Update
- Observations of recently (no longer) risk-listed objects
- K10P66R 2010 PR66 (Q=4.931 AU, arc=15 days, H=19.4 ~446m) from Great Shefford Obs. (Aug. 29.90-91p2)
- K10P09M 2010 PM9 (arc=25 days, H=20.1 ~323m) from Astronomical Research Obs. Westfield (Aug. 26.31-32p4) and Great Shefford Obs. (Aug. 30.14-15p3)
- Observations of almost-small asteroids (21.7<H<=22.0)
- K10N01R 2010 NR1 (arc=52 days, H=21.8 ~148m) from the Siding Spring Survey (SSS) (Aug. 29.67p4)
- Observations of other objects
- K10P75Y 2010 PY75 (Q=4.687 AU, arc=15 days, H=18.7 ~616m) from Great Shefford Obs. (Aug. 29.85-86p3)
- K10P22Y 2010 PY22 (arc=20 days, H=19.3 ~467m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 26.16-18p4)
- K10OC6K 2010 OK126 (i=52.5°, arc=31 days, H=20.7 ~245m) from Great Shefford Obs. (Aug. 29.98-00p3)
- K10OA1L 2010 OL101 (Q=4.171 AU, arc=33 days, H=20.3 ~295m) from Great Shefford Obs. (Aug. 29.87-89p3)
- K10OA1D 2010 OD101 (arc=34 days, H=20.9 ~224m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 26.33-35p4)
- K10O00C 2010 OC (Q=4.706 AU, arc=39 days, H=19.1 ~513m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 26.39-40p6)
- K10M01F 2010 MF1 (arc=72 days, H=19.7 ~389m) from Santa Mama Obs. (Aug. 29.89-91p5)
- K10KB7Z 2010 KZ117 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 28.92p3)
- K10EB9X 2010 EX119 (arc=167 days, H=19.6 ~407m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 28.29-31p3)
- K09W26C 2009 WC26 (arc=2 opp, H=17.4 ~1.12 km) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 26.19-21p4)
- K07VI9G 2007 VG189 (arc=2 opp, H=19.3 ~467m) from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 28.85-86p3) and Santa Mama Obs. (Aug. 29.84-85p3)
- K07L00L 2007 LL (arc=4 opp, H=20.4 ~282m) from LINEAR (Aug. 29.24-27p3) and Walnut Creek Obs. (Aug. 30.20-21p3)
- K06B06N 2006 BN6 (Q=4.353 AU, arc=5 opp, H=17.4 ~1.12 km) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 26.28-29p4) and Wishing Star Obs. (Aug. 30.05-08p3)
- K03Y03O 2003 YO3 (arc=4 opp, H=18.7 ~616m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 26.25-27p4)
- K02O04S 2002 OS4 (arc=3 opp, H=18.3 ~741m) from Walnut Creek Obs. (Aug. 30.17-19p3)
- K02N71E 2002 NE71 (arc=2 opp, H=19.4 ~446m) from Walnut Creek Obs. (Aug. 30.22-23p4)
- K02E02Y 2002 EY2 (arc=4 opp, H=19.3 ~467m) from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 29.08p3)
- N7442 237442 1999 TA10 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 28.88-89p3) and Jaen Obs. (Aug. 29.88-90p2)
- F4029 154029 2002 CY46 from Mt. Tuffley Obs. (Aug. 30.01p3)
- F2558 152558 1990 SA from Blanquita Obs. (Aug. 28.89p3) and Mt. Tuffley Obs. (Aug. 29.98-99p3)
- E3381 143381 2003 BC21 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 29.01p3)
- A0926 100926 1998 MQ from LINEAR (Aug. 29.25-28p4)
- 23187 23187 2000 PN9 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 28.98-99p3)
- 19764 19764 2000 NF5 from Mt. Tuffley Obs. (Aug. 29.96-97p3)
- 07336 7336 Saunders (1989 RS1) from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 28.99-00p3)
- 06239 6239 Minos (1989 QF) from Mt. Tuffley Obs. (Aug. 29.93-94p3)
- 05786 5786 Talos (1991 RC) from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 28.97-98p3)
- 04954 4954 Eric (1990 SQ) from Mt. Tuffley Obs. (Aug. 29.99-00p3)
- 04055 4055 Magellan (1985 DO2) from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 28.87p3), Santa Mama Obs. (Aug. 29.82-83p3), Jaen Obs. (Aug. 29.85-86p3), Mt. Tuffley Obs. (Aug. 29.92p3), and Wishing Star Obs. (Aug. 30.02-03p3)
- 03752 3752 Camillo (1985 PA) from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 28.93p3) and Santa Mama Obs. (Aug. 29.86-88p3)
- 03122 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) from Mt. Tuffley Obs. (Aug. 29.95p3)
- 01865 1865 Cerberus (1971 UA) from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 28.94-95p3)
Observers on 30 August '10
Eleven observing facilities appear in today's MPEC.
| Code | Observer / observatory |
|---|---|
| H21 | Astronomical Research Obs. Westfield in Illinois, 8 in MPEC 2010-Q41 -- 2010 PY22, 2010 PM9, 2010 OD101, 2010 OC, 2010 EX119, 2009 WC26, 2006 BN6, 2003 YO3 |
| I99 | Blanquita Obs. in Spain, 1 in MPEC 2010-Q41 -- 152558 |
| 160 | Castelmartini Obs. in Italy, 11 in MPEC 2010-Q41 -- 2010 KZ117, 2007 VG189, 2002 EY2, 237442, 23187, 143381, 7336, 5786, 4055, 3752, 1865 |
| J95 | Great Shefford Obs. in England, 5 in MPEC 2010-Q41 -- 2010 PY75, 2010 PR66, 2010 PM9, 2010 OL101, 2010 OK126 |
| J28 | Jaen Obs. in Spain, 2 in MPEC 2010-Q41 -- 237442, 4055 |
| 704 | LINEAR in New Mexico, 2 in MPEC 2010-Q41 -- 2007 LL, 100926 |
| J93 | Mt. Tuffley Obs. in England, 7 in MPEC 2010-Q41 -- 19764, 154029, 152558, 6239, 4954, 4055, 3122 |
| B38 | Santa Mama Obs. in Italy, 4 in MPEC 2010-Q41 -- 2010 MF1, 2007 VG189, 4055, 3752 |
| E12 | Siding Spring Survey in New South Wales, 1 in MPEC 2010-Q41 -- 2010 NR1 |
| G56 | Walnut Creek Obs. in northern California, 3 in MPEC 2010-Q41 -- 2007 LL, 2002 OS4, 2002 NE71 |
| I15 | Wishing Star Obs. in Rhode Island, 2 in MPEC 2010-Q41 -- 2006 BN6, 4055 |
| For a list of all participating observatories that have Web addresses, see A/CC's Observatory Links page. | |
Impact Risk Monitoring on 30 August '10
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 30 August '10
Times are UTC for when items were noted or added by The Tracking News.
| 1500 | Grabbed MPEC 2010-Q41 - Daily Orbit Update - see above |