Is there someone planning to observe 2004 RQ252? Thanks, Andrea =============================================== Andrea Boattini E-mail: boattini@......
Andrea Boattini
boattini@...
Oct 1, 2004 4:00 pm
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... Then why does the Spaceguard Priority List still list objects brighter than v 19 listed as "Urgent"? Is there a way to determine which objects have been...
A bright object could be urgent if it is a very small object making a very close pass by earth. In that case, the magnitude spike will be so sharp that it may...
... I have noticed that on occasion, the Spaceguard Priority List does not get updated on a daily basis, so we have actually observed an object that needs no...
Dave Tholen
tholen@...
Oct 2, 2004 8:11 am
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Notice I said 'Most'. Not all. Good judgement is required occasionally in making a decision on these things. Also, the combination of the MPC page, and the...
Latency on all the lists is periodically a problem. The date of last observation lists at the MPC as of a couple minutes ago were last updated "This document...
Hello to all observers in the South, Our MBO 2003 EZ49 and 2002 DP need just one more night (ev. two) to be ready for number (now U=1 and "Very desirable...")....
Hi there, Can someone point me to a useable database list, just for Mars Crossing Asteroids? Any help appreciated. Best Regards Alan Alan Cahill Abbeydale...
http://hamilton.dm.unipi.it/cgi-bin/astdys/astibo?orbitalsearch:0;main select by perihelion (AU) between, say, 1.3 and 1.6, you get 879 numbered and multi...
Andrea Milani
milani@...
Oct 3, 2004 2:33 pm
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... You can simply compute MC from astorb.dat of Lowell Observatory taking 1.3 AU<q<1.667 AU. Best regards, Ireneusz Wlodarczyk 553 Chorzow ...
Ireneusz Wlodarczyk
astrobit@...
Oct 3, 2004 4:12 pm
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... Is that using "SLOP"? I can never persuade that to work for me. I just tried again, using the parameters you suggest here, and I get the error "zero...
Fiona Vincent
fv@...
Oct 3, 2004 4:50 pm
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Thanks everyone for your great help. Much appreciated. Best Regards Alan Alan Cahill Abbeydale Observatory, Gloucester U.K. MPC Code J94 ...
... Obviously the one who permits to go to 20-21 V with astrometry better than 1". What size of aperture you need to achieve this depends on many things. ...
... Depends on how you wish to define a Mars crosser. Perhaps you're familiar with the differences in definition for Apollo and Amor due to the eccentricity...
Dave Tholen
tholen@...
Oct 3, 2004 10:33 pm
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Greetings MPML, We detected radar echoes from binary asteroids 1998 ST27 and 66063 (1998 RO1) at Arecibo today. The detections should enable us to refine...
Lance Benner
lance@...
Oct 4, 2004 12:34 am
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Thanks Reiner, that's what I was afraid of. It is hard to "compete" with the big surveys. Christian...
Dear all, I'm new to the list and joined after reading a lot these days about Toutatis & Co. After visiting several websites, I heard about this group and...
I see Mr. Stoss has already taken care of a reply :-) one of the things I was trying to get across was that competing with the surveys is likely to lead to...
Just a quick post to make note of a few interesting things that happened today: 1st, 47 years ago today, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into orbit,...
RA Kowalski
mpmlowner@...
Oct 4, 2004 7:53 pm
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Hi Richard, I for one would like to thank you for this achievement. Brilliant group, and thanks again. Best Regards Alan ... Alan Cahill Abbeydale Observatory,...
I got my observatory code in 2002, then a series of health problems, gear failures and a cracker neighbor with halogen floodlights put me out of business for...
... What MPML has become is due in large part to your very capable administration. And I'm sure it hasn't been easy at times. My compliments, Sir! - Roy...
Roy Tucker
gpobs@...
Oct 5, 2004 12:11 am
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Congratulations, Richard! Many more years to come! Clear Skies, Brian D. Warner Palmer Divide Observatory (716) http://www.MinorPlanetObserver.com ...
On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 17:06:51 -0000 "enterpris" <enterpris@...> ... There has been plenty of discussion about it. Particularly on the space tech...
Michael Smith
michael.smith@...
Oct 5, 2004 3:52 am
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There has been an recent thread about what type of system is needed to participate in follow up at mag > 20V. As a practical example see today's discovery...
Dear asteroid observers! Minor planet (319) Leona suddenly turned out to be an object of great interest. I have recently found that this asteroid will occult...
