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Confirmation
image of the Near-Earth Object 2016 TJ17 (absolute magnitude =25.4
~28m)
on 2016-10-08 a stack of 9-60 second luminance BIN2 taken with iTelescope.net's (T17 TEL 0.43-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD) at Observatory: Siding Spring - Australia (MPC code Q62) By Steven M. Tilley |
Background
(as of 2016-10-09)
- Object: 2016 TJ17
- Approximate Diameter: 22 m - 160.761 m(72.1785 feet to 1541.99 feet)( Absolute Magnitude: H= 25.409 )
- Orbit Type: Apollo [NEO]
- On the Sentry Risk Table: No (Never has been listed )
- On the NEODyS CLOMON2 risk page: No
- First Observed was made on: 2016 10 06.27431
- First Observed By: Catalina Sky Survey, Arizona,USA (MPC Code 703) The Discovery M.P.E.C.: MPEC 2016-T82 : 2016 TJ17 see The Tracking News(Saturday, 8 October 2016)
- Last Observed(publish):2016 10 09.26048
- Data-Arc Span(publish) : 3 days
- Number of Observations(publish): 58
- Perihelion Distance: 0.7816366260606531
- Aphelion Distance: 3.537812747373569
- Earth MOID: 0.00117955(0.459 (LD)) 109,646.022 or miles (176,458.168 (KM))
- Last Close-Approach to Earth: Passed the Earth on at a Nominal Distance of 0.0031372716407202 (AU), (1.221Lunar Distance (LD)), or 291,627.618 miles ( 469,329.157(KM))
- Space Situational Awareness(ESA) 2016 TJ17
- Near Earth Objects Dynamic Site--2016 TJ17
- (MPC) Observations 2016 TJ17
- JPL Orbit Diagram 2009 ES
- NEO Earth Close Approaches (JPL)
- The Tracking News
- NEO Coordination Centre
- Speed of Light - Space - Distance Calculator
- Asteroid Hazards: The View from Space(MPC)
- Understanding Risk Pages By Jon Giorgini
- An Asteroid as Entered the Blogosphere… Should I Be Worried? A commentary by Steven M. Tilley
- Don’t fear apocalyptic asteroids: you’re safer than you think
- The NEO Confirmation Page(MPC)
- Practical guide on how to observe NEOCP object by Birtwhistle et al.
