2012-08-07 Tracking News

Contents on 7 August '12

Traffic Report -- no objects
Radar Astrometry -- one object
IAU Minor Planet Center
- NEOCP Activity -- eleven listings
- New MPECs -- three MPECs
Observers -- eight observers
Impact Risk Monitoring -- nothing to report
Chronology

Asteroid/Comet Connection (A/CC) Resources:

Consolidated Risk Tables - the CRT page (archive)
Of 438 risk-listed objects, 5 have had news in the last 31 days. Updated at 1403 UTC on 7 Aug.
Ephemerides for risk-rated & nearby objects + potential mission destinations
News image catalog
News old archive & Small Objects Archive
Object Links - mainly for radar targets & close passers - updated 27 July 2x
Observing Campaigns

The latest A/CC news is available via framed access, RSS news feed, or redirection. - Note: A/CC has a main Web site and also a backup site with its own duplicate RSS news feed.

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. And use the all-up news archive to access news from any time since A/CC began in early 2002. To keep track of what's new each day, watch the Chronology section.

Traffic Report on 7 August '12

No objects reported inside ten LD

No objects are reported inside ten lunar distances (LD) of Earth today and none are known to be coming in until November. This report was generated at 1404 UTC.

Notes: Ten times the distance to the Moon (ten LD) has no astronomical significance but is a useful reporting boundary. Object distances are interpreted by A/CC from JPL Horizons data. See also current sky chart and object details (alt-details), ephemerides, and today's timeline.

Radar Astrometry on 7 August '12

Radar observation of one object

The JPL Solar System Dynamics Group Radar Astrometry database has added or updated the following small-body radar observing work:

Data update noted at 1736 UTC when the database was dated 7 Aug.

4581 1989 FC from Arecibo (Aug. 6.33 velocity & 6.35 range)

NEOCP Activity on 7 August '12

The MPC's NEO Confirmation Page has 11 listings

When last checked at 2359 UTC today, the Minor Planet Center's Near Earth Object discovery Confirmation Page (NEOCP) had eleven objects listed. Of these, four were "one nighters."

New MPECs on 7 August '12

Minor Planet Electronic Circulars

As of last check at 2359 UTC, there have been three MPECs posted today from the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

MPEC 2012-P13 time-stamped "06:01 UT" - Daily Orbit Update - see below
MPEC 2012-P14 time-stamped "14:49 UT" - 2001 XU30 - see below
MPEC 2012-P15 time-stamped "14:54 UT" - 2009 BF

MPEC 2012-P15 - "14:54 UT" - 2009 BF

K09B00F 2009 BF (i=51.7°, H=18.5 ~676m) from the Siding Spring Survey (SSS) (Aug. 6.47p1 & 7.39-41p4)

MPEC 2012-P14 - "14:49 UT" - 2001 XU30

K01X30U 2001 XU30 (Earth MOID=1.0 LD, H=19.6 ~407m) from David Tholen's team on Mauna Kea (July 18.56-57p6 at R=23.0-3 & 22.54-55p2 at R=23.7-8)

<< DOU on 7 Aug. '12 >> MPEC 2012-P13 - "06:01 UT" - Daily Orbit Update

Observation campaigns (radar support, potential mission destinations)
K12F14A 2012 FA14 (arc=138 days, H=23.1 ~81m, PMD candidate) from Astronomical Research Obs. Westfield (Aug. 6.22-23p3)
W9437 329437 2002 OA22 (PMD) from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 5.87-88p3)
04581 4581 Asclepius (1989 FC) (radar) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.36-37p5)
-- Potential mission destinations list & ephemerides + NHATS -- Planetary radar schedules: Arecibo & Goldstone
Observations of small asteroids (H>22.0)
K12M03Q 2012 MQ3 (arc=47 days, H=22.2 ~123m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.26-28p3)
Observations of other asteroidal objects
K12P00A 2012 PA (arc=4 days, H=20.2 ~309m) from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 5.88p3) and ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.15-16p4)
K12O05U 2012 OU5 (arc=8 days, H=21.7 ~155m) from Kevin Hills via RAS Obs. Moorook (Aug. 6.76-77p2)
K12O01E 2012 OE1 (arc=17 days, H=20.3 ~295m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.29-31p3)
K12O01D 2012 OD1 (i=42.2°, arc=19 days, H=18.5 ~676m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.33-34p3) and Wishing Star Obs. (Aug. 7.07-08p3)
K12O01C 2012 OC1 (Q=4.168 AU, arc=19 days, H=17.5 ~1.07 km) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.24-25p3)
K12O01B 2012 OB1 (arc=19 days, H=20.7 ~245m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.32-34p3)
K12O00Z 2012 OZ (arc=19 days, H=20.2 ~309m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.24-25p3)
K12O00O 2012 OO (arc=21 days, H=20.6 ~257m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.34-35p4)
K12N00O 2012 NO (i=43.7°, arc=24 days, H=20.1 ~323m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.11-13p3)
K12N00N 2012 NN (Q=4.150 AU, arc=24 days, H=20.9 ~224m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.15-16p3)
K12M06L 2012 ML6 (arc=46 days, H=20.2 ~309m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.22-23p3)
K12M06K 2012 MK6 (Q=4.052 AU, arc=47 days, H=19.1 ~513m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.26-27p4)
K12M04V 2012 MV4 (arc=47 days, H=20.1 ~323m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.37-38p3)
K12M02U 2012 MU2 (arc=49 days, H=20.8 ~234m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.17-19p3)
K12M02N 2012 MN2 (arc=51 days, H=20.5 ~269m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.28-29p4)
K12L07U 2012 LU7 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 5.90p3)
K12H31G 2012 HG31 (arc=113 days, H=18.9 ~562m) from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 5.85p3), ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.09-10p4), and Santa Mama Obs. (Aug. 6.82-84p5)
K09A00V 2009 AV (i=45.9°, arc=2 opp, H=18.0 ~851m) from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 5.92p3) and Wishing Star Obs. (Aug. 7.10p3)
K01Y02M 2001 YM2 (arc=2 opp, H=19.1 ~513m) from SSS (Aug. 6.51-54p4)
K01QE2G 2001 QG142 (arc=2 opp, H=18.1 ~812m) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.38-39p4)
X3707 333707 2008 YT30 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 5.92-93p3)
X1963 331963 2004 XK35 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 5.86-87p3)
X1471 331471 1984 QY1 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 5.84p3)
W6732 326732 2003 HB6 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 5.89p3)
U4640 304640 2006 WW1 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 5.99p3)
Q5962 265962 2006 CG from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 5.90-91p3)
L9071 219071 1997 US9 from Santa Mama Obs. (Aug. 6.87-88p5)
L7013 217013 2001 AA50 from Castelmartini Obs. (Aug. 5.91p3)
A5140 105140 2000 NL10 from Santa Mama Obs. (Aug. 6.84-86p5)
68350 68350 2001 MK3 from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.35-36p6)
52387 52387 1993 OM7 from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.31-32p3)
04179 4179 Toutatis (1989 AC) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.20-22p9)
00887 887 Alinda (1918 DB) from ARO Westfield (Aug. 6.29-31p6)

Observers on 7 August '12

Eight observers appear in today's MPECs.

Code	Observer / observatory
`251`	Arecibo in Puerto Rico, 1 in radar -- 4581
`H21`	Astronomical Research Obs. Westfield in Illinois, 23 in MPEC 2012-P13 -- 2012 PA, 2012 OZ, 2012 OO, 2012 OE1, 2012 OD1, 2012 OC1, 2012 OB1, 2012 NO, 2012 NN, 2012 MV4, 2012 MU2, 2012 MQ3, 2012 MN2, 2012 ML6, 2012 MK6, 2012 HG31, 2012 FA14, 2001 QG142, 68350, 52387, 4581, 4179, 887
`160`	Castelmartini Obs. in Italy, 12 in MPEC 2012-P13 -- 2012 PA, 2012 LU7, 2012 HG31, 2009 AV, 333707, 331963, 331471, 329437, 326732, 304640, 265962, 217013
`5682`	David Tholen's team on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, 1 in MPEC 2012-P14 -- 2001 XU30
D90`	Kevin Hills in England via RAS Obs. Moorook in South Australia, 1 in MPEC 2012-P13 -- 2012 OU5
`B38`	Santa Mama Obs. in Italy, 3 in MPEC 2012-P13 -- 2012 HG31, 219071, 105140
`E12`	Siding Spring Survey (SSS) in New South Wales, 2 in MPECs 2012-P13 & 2012-P15 -- 2009 BF, 2001 YM2
`I15`	Wishing Star Obs. in Rhode Island, 2 in MPEC 2012-P13 -- 2012 OD1, 2009 AV

For a list of all participating observatories that have Web addresses, see A/CC's Observatory Links page.

Impact Risk Monitoring on 7 August '12

At last check (NEODyS and JPL at 2359 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 7 August '12

Times are UTC for when items were noted or added by The Tracking News.

1736	Grabbed MPEC 2012-P14 - 2001 XU30 - see above Grabbed MPEC 2012-P15 - 2009 BF - see above Noted Radar Astrometry database update - see above
1404	Generated Traffic Report
1401	Grabbed MPEC 2012-P13 - Daily Orbit Update - see above

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