Contents on 23 June '18
- Traffic Report
- IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- 37 listings
- New MPECs -- one MPEC
- Observers -- four observers
- Impact Risk Monitoring -- nothing to report
- Chronology
Asteroid/Comet Connection (A/CC) Resources:
- Consolidated Risk Tables - the CRT page
Of 947 risk-listed objects, 32 have had news in the last 31 days. Updated at 1601 UTC on 22 June.
- Ephemerides for risk-listed objects & close passers
- News archive (old) & news image catalog (discontinued)
- Object Links - mainly for radar targets & close passers (mostly discontinued)
- Observing Campaigns (old)
The latest A/CC news is available via framed access, 
RSS news feed, or redirection.
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. To keep track of what's new each day, watch the Chronology section.
Traffic Report on 23 June '18
Report not compiled yet
(Traffic Report not yet compiled for today. Click on left arrow immediately above for yesterday's report.)
NEOCP Activity on 23 June '18
The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page has 37 listings
When last checked at 0319 UTC today, the Minor Planet Center's Near Earth Object discovery Confirmation Page (NEOCP) had 37 objects listed. Of these, 21 were "one nighters." So far The Tracking News has counted a total of 38 listings on the NEOCP 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 23 June '18
Minor Planet Electronic Circulars
As of last check at 0319 UTC, there has been one MPEC posted today from the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
MPEC 2018-M85 - "02:16 UT" - 2018 MY6
- K18M06Y 2018 MY6 (i=50.0°, H=21.1 ~204m) was picked up at 0806 UT on 22 June by Pan-STARRS 1 (PS1), observing it at June 11.41-44p2, 18.41-45p4, and 22.34-36p3. This detection was confirmed by Farra d'Isonzo Obs. (June 22.86-87p4), Guidestar Obs. (June 22.92-95p3), and Great Shefford Obs. (June 22.93-94p4).
Observers on 23 June '18
Four observers appear in today's MPEC.
| Code | Observer / observatory |
|---|---|
| 595 | Farra d'Isonzo Obs. in Italy, 1 in MPEC 2018-M85 -- 2018 MY6 |
| J95 | Great Shefford Obs. in England, 1 in MPEC 2018-M85 -- 2018 MY6 |
| A17 | Guidestar Obs. in Germany, 1 in MPEC 2018-M85 -- 2018 MY6 |
| F51 | Pan-STARRS 1 in Hawaii, 1 in MPEC 2018-M85 -- 2018 MY6 |
| For a list of all participating observatories that have Web addresses, see A/CC's Observatory Links page. | |
Impact Risk Monitoring on 23 June '18
At last check (NEODyS at 0319 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 23 June '18
Times are UTC for when items were noted or added by The Tracking News.
| 0319 | Grabbed MPEC 2018-M85 - 2018 MY6 - see above |
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