Earth's Busy Neighborhood
ACC's Small Object Report for 28 August to 3 September 2006
A semi-automated report compiled on 3 September 2006 at 2359 UTC
Ten small asteroids were reported in the last 168 hours, during which five were newly discovered.
Currently 1,087 NEAs are listed with H>22.0 by JPL and/or the MPC (907 are listed as such by both).
[ news | objects by size | object index alpha/cross-ref | 48 Hours | viewing | weekly ]
Editor's note: As asteroids go, "small" is defined as having an
absolute magnitude (brightness) calculated at greater than H=22.0, which
converts very roughly to a diameter under 135 meters.
No matter how close they come to the Earth, the astronomical community
does not classify such objects as "potentially hazardous." However, as
demonstrated by the mile wide (1.6 km.) Barringer Crater in Arizona, blasted
out by a "small" asteroid some 50,000 years ago, there are asteroids too small
to be labeled "potentially hazardous" that actually could cause severe local
damage. These are sometimes called "Tunguska-class objects" (TCOs), after the
1908 event probably caused by a comet fragment or asteroid too small to be
classified today as hazardous but packing enough wallop to flatten a Siberian
forest area the size of a large city.
NEODyS in December 2005 changed its main Risk page to classify "Objects too
small to result in heavy damage on the ground" as having "absolute
magnitude > 25," which corresponds to perhaps 35 meters wide.
And JPL two months earlier started flagging (with a blue background) risk-listed
objects of "Estimated diameter 50 meters or less" as "not likely to
cause significant damage in the event of an impact, although impact damage
does depend heavily upon the specific (and usually unknown) physical
properties of the object in question."
Small asteroids that come close enough to Earth to be seen have significant
potential for scientific study today, and for exploration and
exploitation in the future. They present a sampling of distant asteroid
populations and a few may be remnants of the event that created the
Earth-Moon system.
Some of these objects are discovered while close to Earth moving across the sky
quite quickly, when they are called "FMOs" or "VFMOs" (very fast moving objects).
The discovery and follow-up tracking of asteroids with H>22.0 represents
some of the most difficult and very best observing work being done today by
amateur and professional astronomers around the world, and the page you are
reading is dedicated to recognizing their ongoing successes.
Small Object News (newest items first) [ object listings |
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- Week in Review: This past week five small-asteroid discoveries were announced and five other small asteroids were reported observed. Two discoveries were seen only by the Siding Spring Survey in Australia, including 2006 QM111, which was observed for less than seven hours as it passed between the Earth and Moon and then went out of view. The other three discoveries came from Arizona with one each by the Catalina Sky Survey, Spacewatch 0.9m telescope, and LONEOS. Sixteen other observatories participated in the week's work, led by Farpoint in Kansas, which reported five of these objects.
Besides 2006 QM111's intrusion into the Earth-Moon system, we learned this week that two other asteroids in the last two weeks came within ten lunar distances of Earth. 2006 QQ56 flew by at 7.9 lunar distances (LD) on Saturday the 2nd, and 2006 QN111 flew by at 7.1 LD ten days before its discovery announcement on August 31st.
- Sept. 3: Sunday's Daily Orbit Update (DOU) MPEC 2006-R09 reports observation of one small asteroid, risk-listed 2006 QV89 from Suno and Sandlot observatories in Italy and Kansas.
- Sept. 2: On Saturday the DOU MPEC 2006-R05 reports observations of three small asteroids: Risk-listed 2006 QV89 was reported from JPL's Table Mountain Observatory in Southern California, which also observed the other two objects. 2006 QQ56 was additionally observed by Kiev Comet Station in the Ukraine and by Petit Jean Mountain South, Naef, and Suno observatories in Arkansas, Switzerland, and Italy. And 2006 QZ57 was also tracked by Farpoint and Linz observatories in Kansas and Austria.
- Sept. 1: Friday's DOU MPEC 2006-R02 reports observations of six small asteroids. Of most urgent concern is 2006 QM111. Its discoverer and only reported observer, the Siding Spring Survey in New South Wales, brought in a 70-minute string of nineteen astrometric positions, adding 4.34 hours to the 2.35-hour discovery arc for this fleeting Earth-buzzer.
Naef Observatory in Switzerland on August 30th added about seven days to 2006 QX5's five-day observing arc. 2006 QQ56 was reported by LONEOS in Arizona and by Farpoint, Table Mountain, and Petit Jean Mountain South observatories in Kansas, southern California, and Arkansas. Farpoint also tracked 2006 QZ57 and 2006 QB58. And risk-listed 2006 QV89 was reported from LINEAR in New Mexico from the last two mornings and yesterday from Table Mountain as well as Schiaparelli and Suno observatories in Italy.
- Aug. 31: Thursday brings news that we have an intruder inside the Earth-Moon system. Tiny 2006 QM111 late today UT passed within less than half the distance to the Moon. The MPC puts this object at 0.00111 AU (0.43 lunar distance) from Earth at Aug. 31.9 (2136). This follows discovery at 1251 UT today by the Siding Spring Survey in Australia, which confirmed it two hours later and the MPEC was time-stamped 1613. This object will immediately go out of view.
Also with a discovery announcement today is 2006 QN111, a small asteroid discovered on August 27th by SSS, which tracked it later that day and picked it up again today. JPL reports that this object flew past Earth at 7.1 lunar distances (LD) on August 21st. Update: 2006 QN111 has been posted with a single impact solution.
Today's DOU MPEC 2006-Q64 reports observations of three small asteroids. Farpoint Observatory in Kansas today provided the first follow-up for risk-listed 2006 QV89, added about three days to 2006 QK33's former four-day observing arc, and tracked 2006 QB58.
- Aug. 30: On Wednesday the discovery of 2006 QV89 has been announced. It was found by the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) in Arizona yesterday morning and soon confirmed by Table Mountain and Grasslands observatories in southern California and Arizona. Great Shefford Observatory in England caught it last night and confirmation was completed this morning by Farpoint Observatory in Kansas and Table Mountain. JPL is showing that this small asteroid will pass Earth at 7.9 lunar distances on September 5th. Update: 2006 QV89 has been posted as an impact risk.
DOU MPEC 2006-Q53 reports observations of five small asteroids. The Spacewatch 0.9m telescope was used to add about seven days to what had been a 27-day observing arc for 2006 OE10, Tweenhills Observatory in England added about three days to 2006 QQ56's two-day arc, and 2006 QK40 was tracked by the Siding Hill Survey in New South Wales. Risk-listed objects 2006 QZ57 and
2006 QB58 were reported by Great Shefford from very early today, and 2006 QZ57 also from yesterday morning from CSS. 2006 QB58 has now been removed as an impact risk.
- Aug. 29: The Tuesday DOU MPEC reports no observations of small asteroids.
- Aug. 28 #2: Discovery from Arizona has been announced today of two small asteroids, both of which have been posted as very low-rated impact risks. 2006 QZ57 was discovered early yesterday UT by LONEOS and 2006 QB58 was found this morning with the Spacewatch 0.9m telescope. Both were confirmed by Table Mountain Observatory in southern California and the Lulin Sky Survey in Taiwan.
The nominal Earth MOID (minimum orbit intersection distance) for 2006 QB58 is preliminarily calculated at 0.128747 AU (50.10 lunar distances) by JPL and 0.1226 AU (47.7 LD) by the MPC, but still this small object's extremely brief observational arc allows the possibility of several impact solutions (MOID of zero).
- Aug. 28 #1: DOU MPEC 2006-Q38 reports observations of the three most recently discovered small asteroids. Schiaparelli Observatory in Italy provided the first follow-up on 2006 QK33, adding 1.673 days to what had been a 2.144-day observing arc, and today JPL delisted this object as an impact risk. The Siding Spring Survey in Australia tracked 2006 QK40, and 2006 QQ56 was reported from Schiaparelli, CEAMIG-REA in Brazil, and Goodricke-Pigott Observatory in Arizona.
- See news from the week of 21-27 August and from previous weeks, and you also can look up individual small asteroids.
Object Listings -- smallest objects first [ Alpha Index | 48 Hours | top ]
2006 QM111 (K06QB1M) [ JPL Orbit Viewer | NEODyS object home | news | viewing | index | top ]
Size estimate: 10 meters per JPL H=27.60, MPC H=27.6
JPL classifies 2006 QM111 as an Apollo and calculates an Earth MOID of 0.001058 AU (0.41 LD),
and reports this object passed Earth at 0.4 lunar distances (LD) on 31 Aug. 2006 at 2129 UT.
Observations are reported from the following observatories in MPECs 2006-Q68 and 2006-R02:
Siding Spring Survey (SSS) [E12]
2006-08-31 1251-1300, 20 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q68, discovery (*)
2006-08-31 1455-1659, 28 pos. in MPECs 2006-Q68 -R02, confirmation
2006-08-31 1822-1932, 19 pos. in MPEC 2006-R02, follow-up
2006 QQ56 (K06Q56Q) [ JPL Orbit Viewer | NEODyS object home | news | viewing | index | top ]
Size estimate: 23 meters per JPL H=25.88, MPC H=25.9
JPL classifies 2006 QQ56 as an Aten and calculates an Earth MOID of 0.018771 AU (7.30 LD),
and reports this object passed Earth at 7.9 LD on 2 Sept. 2006 at about 0420 UT.
Observations are reported from the following observatories in MPECs 2006-Q38, 2006-Q53,
2006-R02, and 2006-R05:
Schiaparelli Obs. [204]
2006-08-27 0040-0052, 5 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q38, follow-up (I)
CEAMIG-REA [I77]
2006-08-27 0220-0230, 3 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q38, follow-up
Goodricke-Pigott Obs. [683]
2006-08-27 0548-0608, 2 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q38, follow-up
Kiev comet station [585]
2006-08-28 1955-2050, 14 pos. in MPEC 2006-R05, follow-up
Tweenhills Obs. [J68]
2006-08-29 2054-2144, 3 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q53, follow-up
LONEOS [699]
2006-08-30 0310-0437, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-R02, follow-up
Farpoint Obs. [734]
2006-08-31 0224-0230, 5 pos. in MPEC 2006-R02, follow-up
Table Mountain Obs. [673{5}] coded to Jim Young
2006-08-31 0440-0510, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-R02, follow-up
2006-09-01 0534-0600, 3 pos. in MPEC 2006-R05, follow-up
Petit Jean Mountain South Obs. [H45]
2006-08-31 0806-0820, 11 pos. in MPEC 2006-R02, follow-up
2006-09-01 0739-0744, 5 pos. in MPEC 2006-R05, follow-up
Naef Obs. [A13]
2006-09-01 2137-2152, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-R05, follow-up
Suno Obs. [147]
2006-09-01 2214-2219, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-R05, follow-up
See also information from the week ending 27 Aug. 2006.
2006 QV89 (K06Q89V) [ JPL Orbit Viewer | NEODyS object home | news | viewing | index | top ]
Size estimate: 31 meters per JPL H=25.18, MPC H=25.3
This object has been listed as an impact risk since 30 Aug. 2006.
JPL classifies 2006 QV89 as an Apollo and calculates an Earth MOID of 0.000008 AU (0.00 LD),
and reports this object will pass Earth at 7.9 LD on 5 Sept. 2006 at 1557 UT.
Observations are reported from the following observatories in MPECs 2006-Q58, 2006-Q64,
2006-R02, 2006-R05, and 2006-R09:
Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) [703]
2006-08-29 0723-0748, 3 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q58, discovery (*)
Table Mountain Obs. [673{5}] coded to Jim Young
2006-08-29 1030-1050, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q58, confirmation
2006-08-30 0953-1014, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q58, confirmation
2006-08-31 0922-0944, 3 pos. in MPEC 2006-R02, follow-up
2006-09-01 0939-1026, 6 pos. in MPEC 2006-R05, follow-up
Grasslands Obs. [651]
2006-08-29 1139-1147, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q58, confirmation
Great Shefford Obs. [J95]
2006-08-29 2225-2239, 3 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q58, confirmation
Farpoint Obs. [734]
2006-08-30 0554-0602, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q58, confirmation
2006-08-31 0535-0541, 5 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q64, follow-up
LINEAR [704]
2006-08-30 0708-0812, 5 pos. in MPEC 2006-R02, follow-up
2006-08-31 0943-1048, 5 pos. in MPEC 2006-R02, follow-up
Schiaparelli Obs. [204]
2006-08-31 0101-0112, 2 pos. in MPEC 2006-R02, follow-up
Suno Obs. [147]
2006-08-31 2224-2246, 3 pos. in MPEC 2006-R02, follow-up
2006-09-02 0201-0210, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-R09, follow-up
Sandlot Obs. [H36]
2006-09-02 0707-0749, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-R09, follow-up
2006 OE10 (K06O10E) [ JPL Orbit Viewer | NEODyS object home | news | viewing | index | top ]
Size estimate: 35 meters per JPL H=24.94, MPC H=24.9
JPL classifies 2006 OE10 as an Amor and calculates an Earth MOID of 0.047694 AU (18.56 LD),
and reports this object passed Earth at 18.7 LD on 23 July 2006.
Observations are reported from the following observatories in MPEC 2006-Q53:
Spacewatch 0.9m telescope [691]
2006-08-19 0759-0849, 3 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q53, follow-up (H)
2006-08-29 0738-0828, 3 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q53, follow-up
See also information from the week ending 27 Aug. 2006.
2006 QK40 (K06Q40K) [ JPL Orbit Viewer | NEODyS object home | news | viewing | index | top ]
Size estimate: 55 meters per JPL H=23.95, MPC H=24.0
JPL classifies 2006 QK40 as an Apollo and calculates an Earth MOID of 0.006283 AU (2.44 LD),
and reports this object passed Earth at 13.2 LD on 18 Aug. 2006.
Lowell Observatory reports 2006 QK40 has an MOID of 0.00403 AU (1.57 LD) with Mars.
Observations are reported from the following observatories in MPECs 2006-Q38 and 2006-Q53:
Siding Spring Survey (SSS) [E12]
2006-08-27 1448-1448, 1 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q38, follow-up
2006-08-28 1109-1111, 2 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q53, follow-up
See also information from the week ending 27 Aug. 2006.
2006 QB58 (K06Q58B) [ JPL Orbit Viewer | NEODyS object home | news | viewing | index | top ]
Size estimate: 56 meters per JPL H=23.89, MPC H=23.9
This object was listed from 28 until 30 Aug. 2006 as an impact risk.
JPL classifies 2006 QB58 as an Amor and calculates an Earth MOID of 0.100415 AU (39.07 LD).
Observations are reported from the following observatories in MPECs 2006-Q42, 2006-Q53,
2006-Q64, and 2006-R02:
Spacewatch 0.9m telescope [691]
2006-08-28 0702-0756, 3 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q42, discovery (*)
Table Mountain Obs. [673{5}] coded to Jim Young
2006-08-28 1042-1104, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q42, confirmation
Lulin Sky Survey (LUSS) [D35]
2006-08-28 1355-1401, 3 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q42, confirmation (t)
Great Shefford Obs. [J95]
2006-08-30 0143-0203, 3 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q53, follow-up
Farpoint Obs. [734]
2006-08-30 0639-0655, 3 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q64, follow-up
2006-08-31 0713-0740, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-R02, follow-up
2006 QX5 (K06Q05X) [ JPL Orbit Viewer | NEODyS object home | news | viewing | index | top ]
Size estimate: 58 meters per JPL H=23.83, MPC H=23.8
JPL classifies 2006 QX5 as an Amor and calculates an Earth MOID of 0.148946 AU (57.96 LD).
Observations are reported from the following observatories in MPEC 2006-R02:
Naef Obs. [A13]
2006-08-30 2125-2125, 1 pos. in MPEC 2006-R02, follow-up
2006-08-30 2343-0001, 2 pos. in MPEC 2006-R02, follow-up
See also information from the week ending 27 Aug. 2006.
2006 QN111 (K06QB1N) [ JPL Orbit Viewer | NEODyS object home | news | viewing | index | top ]
Size estimate: 60 meters per JPL H=23.75, MPC H=23.7
This object has been listed as an impact risk since 31 Aug. 2006.
JPL classifies 2006 QN111 as an Apollo and calculates an Earth MOID of 0.008434 AU (3.28 LD),
and reports this object passed Earth at 7.1 LD on 21 Aug. 2006 at about 0940 UT.
Observations are reported from the following observatories in MPEC 2006-Q69:
Siding Spring Survey (SSS) [E12]
2006-08-27 1558-1646, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q69, discovery (*F)
2006-08-27 1805-1805, 1 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q69, confirmation
2006-08-27 1919-1932, 2 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q69, confirmation (F)
2006-08-31 1439-1439, 1 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q69, confirmation
2006-08-31 1640-1804, 5 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q69, confirmation
2006 QK33 (K06Q33K) [ JPL Orbit Viewer | NEODyS object home | news | viewing | index | top ]
Size estimate: 62 meters per JPL H=23.68, MPC H=23.6
This object was listed from 25 until 28 Aug. 2006 as an impact risk.
JPL classifies 2006 QK33 as an Amor and calculates an Earth MOID of 0.049612 AU (19.30 LD),
and reports this object passed Earth at 21.8 LD on 23 Aug. 2006.
Observations are reported from the following observatories in MPECs 2006-Q38 and 2006-Q64:
Schiaparelli Obs. [204]
2006-08-27 0125-0135, 2 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q38, follow-up (F)
Farpoint Obs. [734]
2006-08-30 0925-0930, 2 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q64, follow-up
See also information from the week ending 27 Aug. 2006.
2006 QZ57 (K06Q57Z) [ JPL Orbit Viewer | NEODyS object home | news | viewing | index | top ]
Size estimate: 95 meters per JPL H=22.75, MPC H=22.7
This object was listed from 28 Aug. until 1 Sept. 2006 as an impact risk.
JPL classifies 2006 QZ57 as an Apollo and calculates an Earth MOID of 0.034083 AU (13.26 LD),
and reports this object passed Earth at 17.1 LD on 14 Aug. 2006.
Lowell Observatory reports 2006 QZ57 has significant MOIDs with planets Venus (0.03779 AU =
14.7 LD) and Jupiter (0.7544 AU = 293.5 LD).
Observations are reported from the following observatories in MPECs 2006-Q40, 2006-Q53,
2006-R02, and 2006-R05:
LONEOS [699]
2006-08-27 0348-0507, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q40, discovery (*)
Table Mountain Obs. [673{5}] coded to Jim Young
2006-08-28 0706-0737, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q40, confirmation
2006-09-01 0609-0632, 3 pos. in MPEC 2006-R05, follow-up
Lulin Sky Survey (LUSS) [D35]
2006-08-28 1415-1422, 3 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q40, confirmation (t)
Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) [703]
2006-08-29 0528-0549, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q53, follow-up
Great Shefford Obs. [J95]
2006-08-30 0110-0117, 2 pos. in MPEC 2006-Q53, follow-up
Farpoint Obs. [734]
2006-08-31 0621-0648, 3 pos. in MPEC 2006-R02, follow-up
2006-09-01 0217-0246, 4 pos. in MPEC 2006-R05, follow-up
Linz Obs. [540]
2006-09-01 2200-2217, 2 pos. in MPEC 2006-R05, follow-up
48+120 Hours [ Objects Listings (size order) | Object Index (alpha/xref) | top ]
Observations of ten small objects were reported during the last 168 hours:
2006 OE10, 2006 QB58, 2006 QK33, 2006 QK40, 2006 QM111, 2006 QN111, 2006 QQ56, 2006 QV89,
2006 QX5 & 2006 QZ57
in MPECs:
2006-Q38 time-stamped 2006 Aug. 28, 06:12 UT - Daily Orbit Update
2006-Q40 time-stamped 2006 Aug. 28, 16:33 UT - 2006 QZ57
2006-Q42 time-stamped 2006 Aug. 28, 16:46 UT - 2006 QB58
2006-Q53 time-stamped 2006 Aug. 30, 06:11 UT - Daily Orbit Update
2006-Q58 time-stamped 2006 Aug. 30, 12:57 UT - 2006 QV89
2006-Q64 time-stamped 2006 Aug. 31, 06:11 UT - Daily Orbit Update
2006-Q68 time-stamped 2006 Aug. 31, 16:13 UT - 2006 QM111
2006-Q69 time-stamped 2006 Aug. 31, 19:59 UT - 2006 QN111
2006-R02 time-stamped 2006 Sept. 1, 06:12 UT - Daily Orbit Update
2006-R05 time-stamped 2006 Sept. 2, 06:14 UT - Daily Orbit Update
2006-R09 time-stamped 2006 Sept. 3, 06:14 UT - Daily Orbit Update
Date & times for other sources that were parsed to compile this page:
JPL Close Approaches, downloaded at 2006 Sept. 3, 1546 UTC
JPL NEO Orbital Elements, downloaded at 2006 Sept. 3, 1551 UTC
Lowell Observatory Orbit intersections, time-stamped 2006 Aug 30 0850:27 UTC
MPC NEA.DAT from MPC mirror, downloaded at 2006 Sept. 3, 1547 UTC
Risk monitoring sites, as of A/CC's check at 2006 Sept. 3, 2008 UTC (see CRT page)
Some observation sets have MPEC codes in parentheses, such as (*) denoting discovery.
Viewing Opportunities for Small Objects [ news | size order | alpha order | top ]
This compilation shows 20 small objects as being currently in view,
including 11 not reported in the last seven days.
Viewing by date order - see this list also by designation order
Object View until MOID AU Dia H Arc Notes (calc date)
---------- ---------- -------- --- ----- --- - -----------------------
2006 OC7 2006-09-07 0.040428 97 22.72 31 - past obs. - (24 Aug.)
1999 LK1 2006-09-11 0.027513 129 22.09 2op - past obs. - (3 Aug.)
2006 QZ57 2006-09-11 0.034083 95 22.75 6 - was risk listed - (3 Sept.)
2006 QK33 2006-09-12 0.049612 62 23.68 4 - was risk listed - (31 Aug.)
2006 QV89 2006-09-12 0.000008 31 25.18 3 - risk listed - (1 Sept.)
2006 OE10 2006-09-13 0.047694 35 24.94 34 - (30 Aug.)
54509 2006-09-15 0.000154 104 22.56 4op - aka 2000 PH5 - past obs. - (26 July)
2006 QK40 2006-09-16 0.006283 55 23.95 3 - (30 Aug.)
2005 QQ87 2006-09-18 0.079408 95 22.76 10 - faint recov. poss. - (16 July)
2006 QB58 2006-09-19 0.100415 56 23.89 3 - was risk listed - (1 Sept.)
2006 QN111 2006-09-20 0.008434 60 23.75 4 - risk listed - (31 Aug.)
2006 OY4 2006-09-30 0.086163 65 23.57 32 - past obs. - (23 Aug.)
2006 QX5 2006-10-01 0.148946 58 23.83 12 - (1 Sept.)
1998 VD32 2006-10-06 0.029901 124 22.19 12 - faint recov. poss. - (16 July)
2006 QA 2006-10-07 0.058195 78 23.18 10 - past obs. - (27 Aug.)
1999 RJ33 2006-10-10 0.026859 108 22.49 16 - faint recov. poss. - (16 July)
2004 SC56 2006-10-19 0.011296 92 22.84 13 - faint recov. poss. - (16 July)
2006 QQ56 2006-10-19 0.018771 23 25.88 8 - (3 Sept.)
2002 FD6 2006-11-06 0.003677 121 22.23 15 - (16 July)
1998 HG49 2006-12-21 0.076404 141 21.91 3op - "only 1 night" - past obs. - (16 July)
Coming into view soon:
2002 TD58 2006-10-03 0.101541 84 23.02 25 - >5 Sept., faint recov. poss. - (16 July)
Viewing by designation order - see also Viewing by date order
Object View until MOID AU Dia H Arc Notes (calc date)
---------- ---------- -------- --- ----- --- - -----------------------
2006 QN111 2006-09-20 0.008434 60 23.75 4 - risk listed - (31 Aug.)
2006 QV89 2006-09-12 0.000008 31 25.18 3 - risk listed - (1 Sept.)
2006 QB58 2006-09-19 0.100415 56 23.89 3 - was risk listed - (1 Sept.)
2006 QZ57 2006-09-11 0.034083 95 22.75 6 - was risk listed - (3 Sept.)
2006 QQ56 2006-10-19 0.018771 23 25.88 8 - (3 Sept.)
2006 QK40 2006-09-16 0.006283 55 23.95 3 - (30 Aug.)
2006 QK33 2006-09-12 0.049612 62 23.68 4 - was risk listed - (31 Aug.)
2006 QX5 2006-10-01 0.148946 58 23.83 12 - (1 Sept.)
2006 QA 2006-10-07 0.058195 78 23.18 10 - past obs. - (27 Aug.)
2006 OE10 2006-09-13 0.047694 35 24.94 34 - (30 Aug.)
2006 OC7 2006-09-07 0.040428 97 22.72 31 - past obs. - (24 Aug.)
2006 OY4 2006-09-30 0.086163 65 23.57 32 - past obs. - (23 Aug.)
2005 QQ87 2006-09-18 0.079408 95 22.76 10 - faint recov. poss. - (16 July)
2004 SC56 2006-10-19 0.011296 92 22.84 13 - faint recov. poss. - (16 July)
2002 TD58 2006-10-03 0.101541 84 23.02 25 - >5 Sept., faint recov. poss. - (16 July)
2002 FD6 2006-11-06 0.003677 121 22.23 15 - (16 July)
1999 RJ33 2006-10-10 0.026859 108 22.49 16 - faint recov. poss. - (16 July)
1999 LK1 2006-09-11 0.027513 129 22.09 2op - past obs. - (3 Aug.)
1998 VD32 2006-10-06 0.029901 124 22.19 12 - faint recov. poss. - (16 July)
1998 HG49 2006-12-21 0.076404 141 21.91 3op - "only 1 night" - past obs. - (16 July)
54509 2006-09-15 0.000154 104 22.56 4op - aka 2000 PH5 - past obs. - (26 July)
Out-of-view date based on MPES solar elongation <40° and/or magnitude V>22.0 at 1200 UT
geocentric. (Not factored in is any lunar interference with viewing.)
Objects are linked in the left-most column only if observed in the last seven days,
while objects with earlier small-object reporting are linked under "Notes."
Diameter ("Dia") is in meters, a very rough estimate from brightness (H).
Observing "Arc" is from MPES in days or number of oppositions.
"In view" does not necessarily mean locatable for objects with short arcs in prior years
and for which a large search or accidental rediscovery are the best hopes.
Small object observation cross index [ size order | 48 Hours | viewing | top ]
| Object | Observed by MPC code |
|---|
| 2006 OE10 | 691 |
| 2006 QB58 | 673, 691, 734, D35, J95 |
| 2006 QK33 | 204, 734 |
| 2006 QK40 | E12 |
| 2006 QM111 | E12 |
| 2006 QN111 | E12 |
| 2006 QQ56 | 147, 204, 585, 673, 683, 699, 734, A13, H45, I77, J68 |
| 2006 QV89 | 147, 204, 651, 673, 703, 704, 734, H36, J95 |
| 2006 QX5 | A13 |
| 2006 QZ57 | 540, 673, 699, 703, 734, D35, J95 |
|
| Code | Observatory | Objects Observed |
|---|
| 147 | Suno Obs. | 2006 QQ56, 2006 QV89 |
| 204 | Schiaparelli Obs. | 2006 QK33, 2006 QQ56, 2006 QV89 |
| 540 | Linz Obs. | 2006 QZ57 |
| 585 | Kiev comet station | 2006 QQ56 |
| 651 | Grasslands Obs. | 2006 QV89 |
| 6735 | Table Mountain Obs. - Jim Young | 2006 QB58, 2006 QQ56, 2006 QV89, 2006 QZ57 |
| 683 | Goodricke-Pigott Obs. | 2006 QQ56 |
| 691 | Spacewatch 0.9m telescope | 2006 OE10, 2006 QB58 |
| 699 | LONEOS | 2006 QQ56, 2006 QZ57 |
| 703 | Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) | 2006 QV89, 2006 QZ57 |
| 704 | LINEAR | 2006 QV89 |
| 734 | Farpoint Obs. | 2006 QB58, 2006 QK33, 2006 QQ56, 2006 QV89, 2006 QZ57 |
| A13 | Naef Obs. | 2006 QQ56, 2006 QX5 |
| D35 | Lulin Sky Survey | 2006 QB58, 2006 QZ57 |
| E12 | Siding Spring Survey (SSS) | 2006 QK40, 2006 QM111, 2006 QN111 |
| H36 | Sandlot Obs. | 2006 QV89 |
| H45 | Petit Jean Mtn. South Obs. | 2006 QQ56 |
| I77 | CEAMIG-REA | 2006 QQ56 |
| J68 | Tweenhills Obs. | 2006 QQ56 |
| J95 | Great Shefford Obs. | 2006 QB58, 2006 QV89, 2006 QZ57 |
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