What does it mean when there is a double designation? Specifically, what conditions cause this to occur and how/when is the primary designation resolved? Tony...
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RA Kowalski
bitnik@...
Dec 1, 2000 12:13 pm
... Tomek, You seem to be getting the SPAM directly as it's not coming through MPML. If you get spammed from someone claiming to be using egroups, send the...
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adoppler@...
Dec 1, 2000 1:40 pm
... the same object received two designation at the same opposition. The Identity was recognized later. ... What causes DDs can only be answered by the MPC...
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gianmasi@...
Dec 1, 2000 3:32 pm
Dear All, this is an OT, but many people doing observations of minor planets could be interested. There is now a new mailing list, devoted to users of losmandy...
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gianmasi@...
Dec 1, 2000 3:39 pm
I apologize, but for strange reasons at the first check there was not list for losmandy users... but now the server says it was already there! The right url...
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Ron Baalke
baalke@...
Dec 1, 2000 7:08 pm
NEAR SHOEMAKER WEEKLY REPORT December 1, 2000 MISSION OPERATIONS: NEAR Shoemaker continues to operate in the 200 km circular orbit initiated November 3 at...
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SFJCody@...
Dec 1, 2000 7:16 pm
Check out http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/mpec/K00/K00X02.html This could be bigger than Ceres! Maybe even bigger than Charon. John Cody...
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Alan W. Harris
awharris@...
Dec 1, 2000 7:36 pm
... Yes, H = 3.5 makes it a biggie, but do be cautious that a 3-day arc on a TNO hardly produces a definitive orbit. Note that a zero eccentricity has been...
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BillFerris@...
Dec 1, 2000 8:04 pm
John Cody wrote: <<Check out http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/mpec/K00/K00X02.html This could be bigger than Ceres! Maybe even bigger than Charon.>> I was just...
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Bruce Koehn
koehn@...
Dec 1, 2000 8:06 pm
Our internet connection has been down. NASA has just finished repairing it (and re-repairing it) so we should be reachable. Regards, Bruce...
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Bill Romanishin
wjr@...
Dec 1, 2000 8:08 pm
Many people think KBOs have albedos closer to comet nuclei (very dark ) rather than albedos closer to Pluto or Charon! After all, the Kuiper Belt is thought to...
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E. L. G. Bowell
elgb@...
Dec 1, 2000 8:10 pm
There has been a system-wide disconnect affecting Lowell. We are now back up. Ted Bowell...
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nolan@...
Dec 1, 2000 9:11 pm
Hello, It's likely that we will be able to observe 2000 WL107 with the Arecibo radar either Sunday or Monday night. The current orbit is almost good enough,...
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SFJCody@...
Dec 2, 2000 12:00 am
This discovery reminded me of something I read about the search for Pluto. 'Another short-lived trans-Neptunian suspect was reported on April 22 1930 by R.M....
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cyber_bill@...
Dec 2, 2000 12:01 am
... If ever i find a DD and one of the designation has orbital ... have ... for PD. If ... the ... It seems that others are using similar "standard". I once...
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Lawrence Garrett
Lgasteroid@...
Dec 2, 2000 2:54 am
Greetings MPML observers: With a close approach of 2000 WL107 now in progress this weekend, I wish to receive any magnitude observations by readers, thanks....
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Rob McNaught
rmn@...
Dec 2, 2000 2:59 am
For what it is worth, of the 6 images I took of 2000 WL107, last night one appeared dramatically brighter than the others. Although the seeing was poor, the...
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Bill J. Gray
pluto@...
Dec 2, 2000 3:30 am
Hi folks, Regarding the size of 2000 WR106: sticking with Vaisala orbits, I can get values ranging from H=2.3 to H=4.2 (but the H=3.5 value looks a lot more...
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Tony Cecce
tonycc@...
Dec 2, 2000 3:32 am
From: adoppler@... <adoppler@...> ... In this case, the one with the earlier orbital elements would have been wrong. Some bonehead beginner...
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Stefano Mottola
stefano.mottola@...
Dec 2, 2000 6:14 am
I just managed to obtain a lightcurve of 2000 WK107. The rotation period is just under 20 min and the amplitude is 1.2 mag. I used integrations of 15 sec on...
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adoppler@...
Dec 2, 2000 9:08 am
... it seems, they have to re-re-repair it. No connection possible... Regards, Andreas...
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David Tholen
tholen@...
Dec 2, 2000 9:56 am
... I get an H range of 2.8 to 4.3, corresponding to topocentric distances of 50.5 to 38.0 AU. Closer than that, the orbits are hyperbolic; farther than that,...
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Petr Pravec
ppravec@...
Dec 2, 2000 12:51 pm
... Congrats, Stefano, on deriving another superfast rotator period. I cannot, however, check your site as there is no response. Can you check if it works...
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Stefano Mottola
stefano.mottola@...
Dec 2, 2000 3:48 pm
I post here our composite, along with the unfolded data for those who are experiencing problems in accessing our web site. Stefano Mottola DLR German Aerospace...
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SFJCody@...
Dec 2, 2000 4:02 pm
A scale image of the large minor planets in the inner and outer solar system can be found here http://www.crosswinds.net/~johncody/TNOs.htm John Cody...
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starkenburg-sternwart...
Dec 2, 2000 4:46 pm
... You can't send attachments via MPML. http://www.egroups.com/list/mpml ... Options: • Listed in directory • Open membership • Unmoderated • All...
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Stefano Mottola
stefano.mottola@...
Dec 2, 2000 5:28 pm
Ok, now I realize that attachments don't get through. I have put the composite graph on our FTP server ...
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Brian Skiff
bas@...
Dec 2, 2000 9:16 pm
Sorry there was another ~14h outage from about 3h to 18h UT for 2 Dec. Blame it on the phone company servicing the line. \Brian...
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Alan W. Harris
awharris@...
Dec 2, 2000 9:50 pm
Dear Stefano, First I also congratulate you on another fast rotator. At almost exactly nine hours after Petr tried, I also failed to access your web site....
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Jeff Medkeff
medkeff@...
Dec 3, 2000 1:22 pm
... Its also pretty clear that the ISP's or upstream providers of several people who have re-complained aren't updating their DNS for hours and hours. The...
