Contents on 9 August '20
- IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- 35 listings
- New MPECs -- five MPECs
- Observers -- 41 observers
- Impact Risk Monitoring -- six objects
- Chronology
Asteroid/Comet Connection (A/CC) Resources:
- Consolidated Risk Tables - the CRT page
Of 1133 risk-listed objects, 63 have had news in the last 31 days. Updated at 1701 UTC on 9 Aug.
- Earth's Busy Neighborhood traffic page
- 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.
NEOCP Activity on 9 August '20
The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page has 35 listings
When last checked at 2358 UTC today, the Minor Planet Center's Near Earth Object discovery Confirmation Page (NEOCP) had 35 objects listed. Of these, fifteen were "one nighters." So far The Tracking News has counted a total of 44 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 9 August '20
Minor Planet Electronic Circulars
As of last check at 2358 UTC, there have been five MPECs posted today from the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- MPEC 2020-P32 time-stamped "06:03 UT" - 2020 JZ15 - see below
- MPEC 2020-P33 time-stamped "06:05 UT" - 2020 PH - see below
- MPEC 2020-P34 time-stamped "06:07 UT" - 2020 PJ - see below
- MPEC 2020-P35 time-stamped "12:01 UT" - Daily Orbit Update - see below
- MPEC 2020-P36 time-stamped "21:53 UT" - 2020 PK
MPEC 2020-P36 - "21:53 UT" - 2020 PK
- K20P00K 2020 PK (q=0.337 AU, H=21.7 ~155m) was picked up at 0552 UT on 8 Aug. by the Mt. Lemmon Survey (MLS), observing it at Aug. 8.24-26p3. This detection was confirmed by Pan-STARRS 1 (PS1) (July 30.44-46p3), Steward Obs. Mt. Lemmon Station (Aug. 8.34-35p3 & 9.18p3), KLENOT (Aug. 8.85p2), Xingming Obs. #3 (Aug. 8.87p2), and Visnjan Obs. (Aug. 8.88-90p5 & 9.85-86p4).
<< DOU on 9 August '20 >> MPEC 2020-P35 - "12:01 UT" - Daily Orbit Update
- Observations of risk-listed objects
- K20O06M 2020 OM6 (small asteroid, arc=21 days, H=24.9 ~35m, NHATS target) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.26-27p3 at G=21.5-22.5)
- K20O05Y 2020 OY5 (small asteroid, arc=12 days, H=23.7 ~62m, close passer) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.29-30p3)
- K20O05X 2020 OX5 (close passer) from JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope (July 30.26-28p4)
- K20O05K 2020 OK5 (small asteroid, arc=26 days, H=25.5 ~27m, close passer, NHATS target) from KLENOT (Aug. 8.89p4)
- K14U34X 2014 UX34 (small asteroid, arc=37 days, H=22.2 ~123m) from program code "&" (15) via DECam (2014 Nov. 4.31p1)
- Observations of close-passing objects
- K20O00C 2020 OC (arc=22 days, H=26.6 ~16m, NHATS target) from Astronomical Research Obs. Westfield (Aug. 8.18-20p3 at V=22.1-4)
- Observation campaigns (NHATS targets, radar support)
- K20O00G 2020 OG (NHATS) from PS1 (Aug. 8.30-33p7)
- K20N01J 2020 NJ1 (arc=26 days, H=22.7 ~98m, NHATS) from Farpoint Obs. (Aug. 9.26-29p4)
- K19N01C 2019 NC1 (arc=4 opp, H=21.4 ~178m, NHATS) from BAS Obs. (Aug. 8.84-85p3)
- K16J06C 2016 JC6 (arc=44 days, H=21.3 ~186m, NHATS) from UH/Tholen NEO Follow-Up 2.24m Telescope (2016 May 17.24p3)
- 03200 3200 Phaethon (1983 TB) (radar) from the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) (Aug. 6.49-50p4 & 8.49-50p3)
-- NHATS target table -- Planetary radar schedules: Arecibo & Goldstone - Observations of small (H>22.0) & smallish (21.7<H<=22.0) asteroids
- K20P00F 2020 PF (arc=12 days, H=23.2 ~78m) from ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.46-48p4), KLENOT (Aug. 8.86-87p11), Guidestar Obs. (Aug. 8.90-91p3), North Obs. (Aug. 8.90-91p3), Visnjan Obs. (Aug. 8.91p3), San Marcello Pistoiese Obs. (Aug. 8.95p3), Dettelbach Vineyard Obs. (Aug. 8.95-96p3), M57 Obs. (Aug. 9.01-04p3), and Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.44p3)
- K20O05H 2020 OH5 (arc=14 days, H=24.2 ~49m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.34-35p3)
- K20O04U 2020 OU4 (arc=15 days, H=23.3 ~74m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.37-38p3)
- K20O03M 2020 OM3 (arc=28 days, H=24.7 ~39m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.48-49p3)
- K20O02N 2020 ON2 (arc=39 days, H=24.6 ~41m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 8.23-24p3 at V=22.0-22.4)
- K20O01K 2020 OK1 (arc=22 days, H=23.9 ~56m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.30p3)
- K20O00T 2020 OT (arc=22 days, H=22.8 ~93m) from KLENOT (Aug. 8.87p8), M57 Obs. (Aug. 8.90-98p5), Forti Obs. (Aug. 8.91-92p4), and Dettelbach Vineyard Obs. (Aug. 8.91-93p3)
- K20N00U 2020 NU (arc=41 days, H=22.4 ~112m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 8.15-16p3 at V=22.0-22.4)
- K20H01V 2020 HV1 (arc=113 days, H=22.5 ~107m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.34p3)
- K20B09L 2020 BL9 (arc=198 days, H=22.8 ~93m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.45p3)
- K16W07Z 2016 WZ7 (arc=3 opp, H=22.9 ~89m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.32-33p3)
- K20N00G 2020 NG (arc=30 days, H=21.8 ~148m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 8.10-13p4 at V=22.4-7)
- K20M00S 2020 MS (arc=53 days, H=21.9 ~141m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.35-37p3)
- K20L02J 2020 LJ2 (arc=55 days, H=21.8 ~148m) from Farpoint Obs. (Aug. 9.31-32p5)
- K20K07P 2020 KP7 (arc=82 days, H=21.9 ~141m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 8.12-15p3 at V=22.3-6)
- K14QT5S 2014 QS295 (arc=3 opp, H=22.0 ~135m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.27-28p3 at G=21.4-23.3)
- K06T07U 2006 TU7 (arc=5 opp, H=21.9 ~141m) from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.45-48p4)
- Observations of other objects
- K20P00H 2020 PH (q=0.379 AU, arc=50 days, H=20.0 ~339m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.18p4) and MLS (Aug. 9.25-27p4)
- K20O06X 2020 OX6 (arc=10 days, H=21.2 ~195m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.44-45p3)
- K20O06G 2020 OG6 (arc=18 days, H=20.4 ~282m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.30-32p3)
- K20O04G 2020 OG4 (Q=4.012 AU, arc=16 days, H=18.6 ~645m) from ZTF (Aug. 6.44-45p2, 8.38p1 & 8.47p1)
- K20O02J 2020 OJ2 (i=37.8°, Q=4.129 AU, arc=19 days, H=20.0 ~339m) from ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.39-43p4), Dettelbach Vineyard Obs. (Aug. 9.02p3), and Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.47-48p3)
- K20O01V 2020 OV1 (IEO, Q=0.800 AU, arc=18 days, H=18.7 ~616m) from Mt. Palomar (Aug. 6.49-50p2)
- K20O01N 2020 ON1 (arc=21 days, H=21.3 ~186m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.37p3)
- K20O01M 2020 OM1 (arc=21 days, H=20.9 ~224m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.44p3)
- K20N01M 2020 NM1 from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.39-41p4)
- K20N00D 2020 ND from Castelmartini Obs. (July 10.93-94p3)
- K20N00A 2020 NA (arc=37 days, H=21.5 ~170m) from Dettelbach Vineyard Obs. (Aug. 9.09-10p3)
- K20M04C 2020 MC4 (arc=42 days, H=21.4 ~178m) from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.54-59p4), Dettelbach Vineyard Obs. (Aug. 9.03-05p3), and Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.48p4)
- K20M02W 2020 MW2 (arc=47 days, H=21.1 ~204m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 8.18-19p3 at V=21.8-22.2)
- K20L03B 2020 LB3 (arc=55 days, H=19.4 ~446m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.32-34p3)
- K20L01H 2020 LH1 (Q=4.320 AU, arc=57 days, H=21.1 ~204m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.17p3)
- K20J15S 2020 JS15 from Pan-STARRS 2 (PS2) (Aug. 8.27-30p4)
- K20H08S 2020 HS8 (arc=104 days, H=21.4 ~178m) from Dettelbach Vineyard Obs. (Aug. 8.90p3)
- K20B05N 2020 BN5 from PS1 (Aug. 8.30-33p4)
- K19A05N 2019 AN5 (arc=5 opp, H=21.1 ~204m) from Northolt Branch Obs. (Aug. 6.97p3), ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.41-46p4), Spica Obs. (Aug. 8.94p3), Forti Obs. (Aug. 8.97-98p4), Guidestar Obs. (Aug. 9.01-02p3), Dettelbach Vineyard Obs. (Aug. 9.03p4), and Visnjan Obs. (Aug. 9.08-09p4)
- K18L04M 2018 LM4 (arc=3 opp, H=18.8 ~589m) from Castelmartini Obs. (July 11.02-03p3)
- K17X62L 2017 XL62 (arc=2 opp, H=18.7 ~616m) from Guidestar Obs. (Aug. 8.97-99p3)
- K17Q34Y 2017 QY34 (arc=3 opp, H=20.9 ~224m) from Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.42-43p3)
- K17Q34X 2017 QX34 from PS1 (Aug. 8.49-51p3)
- K16N38V 2016 NV38 (Q=4.020 AU, arc=2 opp, H=18.6 ~645m) from Dettelbach Vineyard Obs. (Aug. 9.06-08p3) and Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.47-48p3)
- K16AE7X 2016 AX147 from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.29-31p4)
- K14N64E 2014 NE64 (i=41.6°, arc=3 opp, H=18.9 ~562m) from SATINO-1 (Aug. 7.99-01p2)
- K14L21W 2014 LW21 (Q=5.412 AU, arc=3 opp, H=18.6 ~645m) from Castelmartini Obs. (July 10.98p3), QOS Obs. (Aug. 7.94-96p6), ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.48-50p4), Guidestar Obs. (Aug. 8.95-96p3), and Dettelbach Vineyard Obs. (Aug. 8.98-99p3)
- K13U14X 2013 UX14 from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.55-59p4)
- K12K25E 2012 KE25 (arc=2 opp, H=18.8 ~589m) from Guidestar Obs. (Aug. 9.03-06p3)
- K11F02Y 2011 FY2 from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.48-50p4)
- K09F29Y 2009 FY29 from MLS (Aug. 8.38-40p4)
- K07C15H 2007 CH15 (arc=3 opp, H=21.7 ~155m) from Northolt Branch Obs. (Aug. 6.95-96p3), ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.53-56p4), BAS Obs. (Aug. 8.88-89p3), and Dettelbach Vineyard Obs. (Aug. 8.99-01p3)
- K06U63D 2006 UD63 (arc=4 opp, H=19.0 ~537m) from Castelmartini Obs. (July 10.97-98p3), ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.47-49p4), BAS Obs. (Aug. 8.92-93p3), and Dettelbach Vineyard Obs. (Aug. 8.97-98p4)
- K06N00L 2006 NL from Castelmartini Obs. (July 10.92-93p3)
- K06H00B 2006 HB (arc=4 opp, H=19.0 ~537m) from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.49-53p4), BAS Obs. (Aug. 8.94p3), and Dettelbach Vineyard Obs. (Aug. 8.99p3)
- K05Q10S 2005 QS10 from PS1 (Aug. 8.48-52p3)
- K03B47K 2003 BK47 (Q=4.689 AU, arc=4 opp, H=17.8 ~933m) from Castelmartini Obs. (July 10.90p3)
- K02J02S 2002 JS2 (q=0.366 AU, arc=4 opp, H=18.3 ~741m) from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.45-47p4) and PESCOPE (Aug. 8.85-89p3)
- o5657 505657 2014 SR339 from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.51-54p4)
- o5019 505019 2011 QH21 from MLS (Aug. 8.44-46p3)
- o3960 503960 2004 QF1 from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.49-52p4)
- o0094 500094 2012 BC20 from QOS Obs. (Aug. 7.90p9), Northolt Branch Obs. (Aug. 7.97p3), ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.33-36p3), and Foxfire Village Obs. (Aug. 9.08-10p3)
- n7135 497135 2004 QD20 from PS2 (Aug. 8.49-52p4)
- m8640 488640 2003 FR6 from MLS (Aug. 8.46-48p4)
- l7885 477885 2011 JT9 from Castelmartini Obs. (July 10.88p3) and ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.32-34p3)
- l0678 470678 2008 SS251 from PS1 (Aug. 8.48-52p4)
- h1775 431775 2008 JO24 from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.43-45p4) and Foxfire Village Obs. (Aug. 9.07-11p2)
- g8086 428086 2006 NM from PS1 (Aug. 8.59-62p4)
- g0302 420302 2011 XZ1 from Castelmartini Obs. (July 10.99p3), Kuban State Univ. Obs. (Aug. 6.90-96p40), ZTF (Aug. 8.31-34p2 & 8.40-46p4), ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.39-44p4), Saarbruecken Rastpfuhl Obs. (Aug. 8.91-92p2), and Northolt Branch Obs. (Aug. 9.02p6)
- d9774 399774 2005 NB7 from ARO Westfield (Aug. 8.25-27p3 at V=22.2-4)
- c2503 382503 2001 RE8 from Castelmartini Obs. (July 10.94-95p3)
- c0128 380128 1997 WB21 from ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.49-51p4)
- a1123 361123 2006 GW2 from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.49-52p4)
- Z4663 354663 2005 LY19 from ZTF (Aug. 6.48-50p5 & 8.48-50p4)
- S5567 285567 2000 OM from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.48-50p4)
- L8863 218863 2006 WO127 from PS2 (Aug. 8.26-29p4)
- K9924 209924 2005 WS55 from ZTF (Aug. 6.48-50p5 & 8.49-50p3)
- I4990 184990 2006 KE89 from Santa Mama Obs. (July 1.87p1)
- F9402 159402 1999 AP10 from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.52-55p4)
- F5341 155341 2006 SA218 from PS2 (Aug. 8.26-30p4)
- E4411 144411 2004 EW9 from AAAA Buenos Aires Obs. (May 10.06-10p2) and ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.49-52p4)
- D8847 138847 2000 VE62 from ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.24-28p8)
- D7199 137199 1999 KX4 from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.30-32p4)
- D7108 137108 1999 AN10 from MLS (Aug. 8.44-45p4)
- D6900 136900 1998 HL49 from Northolt Branch Obs. (Aug. 6.98-99p3) and ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.39-43p7)
- D6874 136874 1998 FH74 from Castelmartini Obs. (July 10.85-86p3)
- A6589 106589 2000 WN107 from Castelmartini Obs. (July 10.87p3), PS2 (Aug. 8.26-30p3), and ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.35-37p4)
- 90147 90147 2002 YK14 from QOS Obs. (Aug. 7.92p3), ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.32-35p3), and PS2 (Aug. 8.39-43p4)
- 87684 87684 2000 SY2 from ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.57-59p4)
- 87311 87311 2000 QJ1 from PS1 (Aug. 8.48-52p4)
- 86829 86829 2000 GR146 from PS1 (Aug. 8.30-33p4)
- 85804 85804 1998 WQ5 from ZTF (Aug. 7.38-40p2 & 7.46-48p2)
- 85275 85275 1994 LY from NEAT's USAF Haleakala telescope (2001 March 21.24-26p3 & 2006 March 5.40-41p2), Castelmartini Obs. (July 10.92p3), Kuban State Univ. Obs. (Aug. 6.83-90p70), and program code 1 via Kuban State Univ. Obs. (Aug. 8.76-85p50)
- 85184 85184 1991 JG1 from AAAA Buenos Aires Obs. (May 10.12-14p2) and ZTF (Aug. 7.19p1, 7.29-30p2, 8.18-20p2 & 8.28p1)
- 68348 68348 2001 LO7 from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.31-34p4)
- 66146 66146 1998 TU3 from ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.60-63p4)
- 66008 66008 1998 QH2 from MLS (Aug. 8.42-43p4)
- 54789 54789 2001 MZ7 from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.46-48p4)
- 30825 30825 1990 TG1 from MASTER-II Sutherland (Aug. 7.71p2)
- 23187 23187 2000 PN9 from ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.39-44p4)
- 21088 21088 Chelyabinsk (1992 BL2) from ZTF (Aug. 6.48-50p5 & 8.48-50p5)
- 16816 16816 1997 UF9 from ZTF (Aug. 8.48-50p4)
- 09202 9202 1993 PB from Campo dos Amarais Obs. (Aug. 8.09-12p3)
- 08014 8014 1990 MF from Castelmartini Obs. (July 10.86p3) and ZTF (Aug. 6.48-49p4)
- 07977 7977 1977 QQ5 from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.37-40p3)
- 06569 6569 Ondaatje (1993 MO) from MASTER-II Sutherland (Aug. 7.99-02p2)
- 05653 5653 Camarillo (1992 WD5) from PS1 (Aug. 8.31-33p3)
- 05587 5587 1990 SB from ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.58-61p4)
- 04055 4055 Magellan (1985 DO2) from ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.53-56p3)
- 03908 3908 Nyx (1980 PA) from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.36-38p4)
- 03752 3752 Camillo (1985 PA) from ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.32-35p4)
- 03691 3691 Bede (1982 FT) from ATLAS Haleakala (Aug. 8.52-55p4)
- 03288 3288 Seleucus (1982 DV) from ZTF (Aug. 5.40p1, 5.44p1 & 8.38-42p2)
- 02368 2368 Beltrovata (1977 RA) from ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.58-62p5)
- 02100 2100 Ra-Shalom (1978 RA) from ATLAS Mauna Loa (Aug. 8.60-63p4)
- 02063 2063 Bacchus (1977 HB) from ZTF (Aug. 6.49-50p4)
- 01865 1865 Cerberus (1971 UA) from PS2 (Aug. 9.28-30p3)
MPEC 2020-P34 - "06:07 UT" - 2020 PJ
- K20P00J 2020 PJ (Earth MOID=7.9 LD, H=24.93 ~35m, NHATS) was picked up at 0532 UT on 7 Aug. by MLS, observing it at Aug. 7.23-25p3. This detection was confirmed by Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 7.27p4, 7.35-36p3 & 8.24p3), Visnjan Obs. (Aug. 7.82p5), San Marcello Pistoiese Obs. (Aug. 7.97-00p4), Schiaparelli Obs. (Aug. 8.01-03p2), ARO Westfield (Aug. 8.10-11p4), and Sandlot Obs. (Aug. 9.16-18p4).
MPEC 2020-P33 - "06:05 UT" - 2020 PH
- K20P00H 2020 PH (q=0.379 AU, H=20.04 ~332m) was picked up at 0851 UT on 8 Aug. by PS2, observing it at June 22.49-52p4 at G=21.53-22.15 and Aug. 8.37-38p3 at i=19.70-94. This detection was confirmed by PS1 (June 20.49-52p3 at G=21.21-22.37), KLENOT (Aug. 8.84-85p10), Xingming Obs. #3 (Aug. 8.86p2), Great Shefford Obs. (Aug. 8.88-89p4), GiaGa Obs. (Aug. 8.91-93p2), Schiaparelli Obs. (Aug. 8.91-93p3), Visnjan Obs. (Aug. 8.97-98p3), San Marcello Pistoiese Obs. (Aug. 9.00-01p3), Sandlot Obs. (Aug. 9.10-11p3), and Farpoint Obs. (Aug. 9.19-21p5).
MPEC 2020-P32 - "06:03 UT" - 2020 JZ15
- K20J15Z 2020 JZ15 (H=20.4 ~282m) was picked up at 0855 UT on 13 May by MLS, observing it at May 13.37-39p4, 25.31-33p4, and June 11.19-21p4. This detection was confirmed by PS1 (2013 March 5.42-46p4 at G=22.42-23.58, 2017 Oct. 28.55-59p3 at G=22.44-91, 2017 Nov. 18.36-37p2 at G=22.22-39, 2017 Nov. 21.42-46p4 at G=22.32-23.47, April 18.50-54p4 at G=22.04-70, 30.48-52p4 at G=21.16-22.15, May 16.33-34p2 at w=20.0-1, June 11.40p1 at G=20.12 & 16.29-33p8 at w=20.3-9), PS2 (May 20.42-45p4 at w=20.1-5, 24.40-42p3 at w=19.8-20.0, June 21.33p1 at G=20.70, 26.28-32p4 at w=20.4-21.4, July 10.28-31p4 at G=21.35-86, 17.27-31p4 at G=21.48-22.05 & Aug. 8.26-30p4 at w=20.94-21.34), Farpoint Obs. (Aug. 9.13-16p3), and Steward Mt. Lemmon Sta. (Aug. 9.14-15p3).
Observers on 9 August '20
A total of 41 observers appear in today's MPECs.
Code | Observer / observatory |
---|---|
834 | AAAA Buenos Aires Obs. in Argentina, 2 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 85184, 144411 |
H21 | Astronomical Research Obs. Westfield in Illinois, 8 in MPECs 2020-P34 & 2020-P35 -- 2020 PJ, 2020 ON2, 2020 OC, 2020 NU, 2020 NG, 2020 MW2, 2020 KP7, 399774 |
T05 | ATLAS Haleakala in Hawaii, 25 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2020 NM1, 2020 MC4, 2016 AX147, 2014 LW21, 2013 UX14, 2011 FY2, 2007 CH15, 2006 UD63, 2006 TU7, 2006 HB, 2002 JS2, 68348, 54789, 505657, 503960, 477885, 431775, 361123, 285567, 159402, 137199, 106589, 7977, 3908, 3691 |
T08 | ATLAS Mauna Loa in Hawaii, 18 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2020 PF, 2020 OJ2, 2019 AN5, 90147, 87684, 66146, 500094, 420302, 380128, 23187, 144411, 138847, 136900, 5587, 4055, 3752, 2368, 2100 |
G17 | BAS Obs., 4 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2019 NC1, 2007 CH15, 2006 UD63, 2006 HB |
X74 | Campo dos Amarais Obs., 1 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 9202 |
160 | Castelmartini Obs. in Italy, 13 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2020 ND, 2018 LM4, 2014 LW21, 2006 UD63, 2006 NL, 2003 BK47, 85275, 477885, 420302, 382503, 136874, 106589, 8014 |
W84& | program code "&" (15) via DECam in Chile, 1 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2014 UX34 |
K87 | Dettelbach Vineyard Obs. in Germany, 12 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2020 PF, 2020 OT, 2020 OJ2, 2020 NA, 2020 MC4, 2020 HS8, 2019 AN5, 2016 NV38, 2014 LW21, 2007 CH15, 2006 UD63, 2006 HB |
734 | Farpoint Obs. in Kansas, 4 in MPECs 2020-P32, 2020-P33 & 2020-P35 -- 2020 PH, 2020 NJ1, 2020 LJ2, 2020 JZ15 |
K83 | Forti Obs., 2 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2020 OT, 2019 AN5 |
W46 | Foxfire Village Obs., 2 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 500094, 431775 |
203 | GiaGa Obs. in Italy, 1 in MPEC 2020-P33 -- 2020 PH |
J95 | Great Shefford Obs. in England, 1 in MPEC 2020-P33 -- 2020 PH |
A17 | Guidestar Obs. in Germany, 5 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2020 PF, 2019 AN5, 2017 XL62, 2014 LW21, 2012 KE25 |
U68 | JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, 1 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2020 OX5 |
246 | KLENOT in the Czech Republic, 5 in MPECs 2020-P33, 2020-P35 & 2020-P36 -- 2020 PK, 2020 PH, 2020 PF, 2020 OT, 2020 OK5 |
C40 | Kuban State Univ. Obs. in Russia, 2 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 85275, 420302 |
C401 | program code 1 via Kuban State Univ. Obs. in Russia, 1 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 85275 |
K38 | M57 Obs. in Italy, 2 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2020 PF, 2020 OT |
K95 | MASTER-II Sutherland in South Africa, 2 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 30825, 6569 |
G96 | Mt. Lemmon Survey (MLS) in Arizona, 9 in MPECs 2020-P32, 2020-P34, 2020-P35 & 2020-P36 -- 2020 PK, 2020 PJ, 2020 PH, 2020 JZ15, 2009 FY29, 66008, 505019, 488640, 137108 |
675 | Mt. Palomar in southern California, 1 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2020 OV1 |
608 | NEAT's USAF Haleakala telescope in Hawaii, 1 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 85275 |
J69 | North Obs. in England, 1 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2020 PF |
Z80 | Northolt Branch Obs. in England, 5 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2019 AN5, 2007 CH15, 500094, 420302, 136900 |
F51 | Pan-STARRS 1 (PS1) in Hawaii, 12 in MPECs 2020-P32, 2020-P33, 2020-P35 & 2020-P36 -- 2020 PK, 2020 PH, 2020 OG, 2020 JZ15, 2020 BN5, 2017 QX34, 2005 QS10, 87311, 86829, 470678, 428086, 5653 |
F52 | Pan-STARRS 2 (PS2) in Hawaii, 9 in MPECs 2020-P32, 2020-P33 & 2020-P35 -- 2020 PH, 2020 JZ15, 2020 JS15, 90147, 497135, 218863, 155341, 106589, 1865 |
L68 | PESCOPE, 1 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2002 JS2 |
L18 | QOS Obs., 3 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2014 LW21, 90147, 500094 |
L40 | Saarbruecken Rastpfuhl Obs., 1 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 420302 |
104 | San Marcello Pistoiese Obs. in Italy, 3 in MPECs 2020-P33, 2020-P34 & 2020-P35 -- 2020 PJ, 2020 PH, 2020 PF |
H36 | Sandlot Obs. in Kansas, 2 in MPECs 2020-P33 & 2020-P34 -- 2020 PJ, 2020 PH |
B38 | Santa Mama Obs. in Italy, 1 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 184990 |
C95 | SATINO-1 in France, 1 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2014 NE64 |
204 | Schiaparelli Obs. in Italy, 2 in MPECs 2020-P33 & 2020-P34 -- 2020 PJ, 2020 PH |
L39 | Spica Obs., 1 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2019 AN5 |
I52 | Steward Obs. Mt. Lemmon Station in Arizona, 26 in MPECs 2020-P32, 2020-P34, 2020-P35 & 2020-P36 -- 2020 PK, 2020 PJ, 2020 PH, 2020 PF, 2020 OY5, 2020 OX6, 2020 OU4, 2020 ON1, 2020 OM6, 2020 OM3, 2020 OM1, 2020 OK1, 2020 OJ2, 2020 OH5, 2020 OG6, 2020 MS, 2020 MC4, 2020 LH1, 2020 LB3, 2020 JZ15, 2020 HV1, 2020 BL9, 2017 QY34, 2016 WZ7, 2016 NV38, 2014 QS295 |
T12 | UH/Tholen NEO Follow-Up 2.24m Telescope in Hawaii, 1 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2016 JC6 |
L01 | Visnjan Obs. in Croatia, 5 in MPECs 2020-P33, 2020-P34, 2020-P35 & 2020-P36 -- 2020 PK, 2020 PJ, 2020 PH, 2020 PF, 2019 AN5 |
N88 | Xingming Obs. #3, 2 in MPECs 2020-P33 & 2020-P36 -- 2020 PK, 2020 PH |
I41 | Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) in southern California, 12 in MPEC 2020-P35 -- 2020 OG4, 85804, 85184, 420302, 354663, 21088, 209924, 16816, 8014, 3288, 3200, 2063 |
For a list of all participating observatories that have Web addresses, see A/CC's Observatory Links page. |
Impact Risk Monitoring on 9 August '20
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 |
2020 OM6 | JPL Sentry | 1700 | 2092-2120 | 3 | 1.5812e-06 | -6.17 | -6.44 | 0 | JPL: Computed at 07:08 today Pacific time based on 26 observations spanning 20.748 days (2020-Jul-19.51922 to 2020-Aug-09.26718). Diameter approximately 0.037 km. from weighted mean H=24.80. |
NEODyS | 1700 | 2092-2106 | 6 | 7.02e-07 | -6.43 | -6.76 | 0 | NEODyS: "Based on 26 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2020-07-19.520 to 2020-08-09.268." | |
2020 OY5 | JPL Sentry | 1700 | 2063-2081 | 3 | 2.5987e-06 | -4.79 | -4.90 | 0 | JPL: Computed at 07:01 today Pacific time based on 82 observations spanning 11.810 days (2020-Jul-28.486878 to 2020-Aug-09.29717). Diameter approximately 0.062 km. from weighted mean H=23.69. |
2020 OX5 | JPL Sentry | 1700 | 2033-2063 | 4 | 1.58322e-06 | -6.63 | -6.84 | 0 | JPL: Computed at 06:59 today Pacific time based on 28 observations spanning 1.6512 days (2020-Jul-29.3501 to 2020-Jul-31.001318). Diameter approximately 0.014 km. from weighted mean H=26.91. |
NEODyS | 1700 | 2033-2063 | 6 | 1.88e-06 | -6.58 | -6.82 | 0 | NEODyS: "Based on 28 optical observations (of which 3 are rejected as outliers) from 2020-07-29.351 to 2020-07-31.002." | |
2020 OK5 | JPL Sentry | 1700 | 2110-2110 | 1 | 7.328e-08 | -7.90 | -7.90 | 0 | JPL: Computed at 07:04 today Pacific time based on 29 observations spanning 26.326 days (2020-Jul-13.561 to 2020-Aug-08.88652). Diameter approximately 0.027 km. from weighted mean H=25.51. |
NEODyS | 1700 | 2110 | 1 | 4.11e-09 | -9.18 | -9.18 | 0 | NEODyS: "Based on 29 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2020-07-13.562 to 2020-08-08.887." | |
2018 LF16 | JPL Sentry | 1700 | 2023-2117 | 62 | 3.32282e-08 | -4.85 | -5.33 | 0 | JPL: Computed at 07:41 July 6th of 2018 Pacific time based on 6 observations spanning 1.7801 days (2018-Jun-14.50126 to 2018-Jun-16.281395). Diameter approximately 0.213 km. from weighted mean H=21.00. |
2014 UX34 | JPL Sentry | 1700 | R E M O V E D | JPL: Risk listing removed at 1403 UTC today | |||||
NEODyS | 1700 | 2084 | 1 | 3.91e-09 | -6.89 | -6.89 | 0 | NEODyS: "Based on 63 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2014-10-23.332 to 2014-11-29.257." |
Legend: VI# = VI count, Prob Cum = cumulative probability, PS Cum/Max = cumulative/maximum Palermo Scale, TS = Torino Scale (next 100 years)
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 9 August '20
Times are UTC for when items were noted or added by The Tracking News.
2301 | Grabbed MPEC 2020-P36 - 2020 PK - see above |
1700 | Noted that JPL Sentry has removed 2014 UX34 as an impact risk - see above Noted that NEODyS has updated its 2014 UX34 risk assessment - see above Noted that JPL Sentry has updated its 2018 LF16 risk assessment - see above Noted that JPL Sentry has posted 2020 OK5 as an impact risk - see above Noted that NEODyS has updated its 2020 OK5 risk assessment - see above Noted that JPL Sentry has updated its 2020 OM6 risk assessment - see above Noted that NEODyS has updated its 2020 OM6 risk assessment - see above Noted that JPL Sentry has updated its 2020 OX5 risk assessment - see above Noted that NEODyS has updated its 2020 OX5 risk assessment - see above Noted that JPL Sentry has updated its 2020 OY5 risk assessment - see above Grabbed MPEC 2020-P32 - 2020 JZ15 - see above Grabbed MPEC 2020-P33 - 2020 PH - see above Grabbed MPEC 2020-P34 - 2020 PJ - see above Grabbed MPEC 2020-P35 - Daily Orbit Update - see above |