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Sep 8, 2015

Confirmation Images of the Asteroid 2015 RV1 on 2015-09-05

The Near-Earth Object 2015 RV1 (Orbit type: Amor ) was first observed at ISON-SSO Observatory, Siding Spring. (MPC code Q60) by L. Elenin. using a 0.4-m f/2.4 reflector + CCD. on 2015 09 04.44091. The asteroid has an approximate diameter 270 m to 750 m ( Absolute Magnitude: H= 19.722) The asteroid's Earth MOID (Minimum Orbit Intersection Distance) is 0.360167 AU (140.167 Lunar Distances). The last published Observations was made at: 2015 09 07.9515. At the time of this post 62 observations have been made.

Observing Run of 2015 RV1 on 2015-09-05 from Siding Spring, Australia

While 2015 RV1 was on the NEO Confirmation Page in an effort to help in the confirmation I was able to obtain 18--- 60 Second Luminance BIN2 Images on itelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) , at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62) and did did data reduction on four images.(working around stars)

Astrometrica object verification wind a (5 of 18) 60 Second Luminance BIN2 Images on iTelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)
by Steven M. Tilley

Astrometrica object verification wind a (9 of 18) 60 Second Luminance BIN2 Images on iTelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)
by Steven M. Tilley

Astrometrica object verification wind a (13 of 18) 60 Second Luminance BIN2 Images on iTelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)
by Steven M. Tilley

Astrometrica object verification wind a (17 of 18) 60 Second Luminance BIN2 Images on iTelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)
by Steven M. Tilley

Incidentals

43298 (2000 GL67)

91472 (1999 RY91)

352195 (2007 RQ249)


Astrometrica object verification wind a (17 of 18) 60 Second Luminance BIN2 Images on iTelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62) by Steven M. Tilley

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Aug 11, 2015

Confirmation Images of the Near-Earth Object 2015 PK9 on 2015-08-10

The Near-Earth Object 2015 PK9 (Orbit type: Apollo ) was first observed at SONEAR Observatory, Oliveira.(MPC code Y00) on 2015 08 10.10036. The asteroid has an approximate diameter 49 m - 110 m ( Absolute Magnitude: H= 23.651). This asteroid made a close-approach to Earth on 2015-08-07 Nominal Distance (AU) : 0.0148213183067307 (5.768 Lunar Distances). The asteroid's Earth MOID (Minimum Orbit Intersection Distance) is 0.013686 AU (5.326 Lunar Distances). The last published Observations was made at: 2015 08 11.54955. At the time of this 122 observations have been made and the orbit has as uncertainty of 6.

Observing Run of 2015 PK9 of 2015-08-10 from Auberry California USA - MPC U69

While 2015 PK9 was on the NEO Confirmation Page in an effort to help in the confirmation I obtain 55-15 Second Luminance BIN2 Taken using iTelescope.net's (TEL T24 0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph + CCD) Auberry California USA - MPC U69 created 5 stacks 10 images.
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Astrometrica object verification wind a stack(1 of 5) of 10-15 Second Luminance BIN2 Taken with iTelescope.net's (TEL T24 0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph + CCD) Auberry California USA - MPC U69

Astrometrica object verification wind a stack(2 of 5) of 10-15 Second Luminance BIN2 Taken with iTelescope.net's (TEL T24 0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph + CCD) Auberry California USA - MPC U69

Astrometrica object verification wind a stack(3 of 5) of 10-15 Second Luminance BIN2 Taken with iTelescope.net's (TEL T24 0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph + CCD) Auberry California USA - MPC U69

Astrometrica object verification wind a stack(4 of 5) of 10-15 Second Luminance BIN2 Taken with iTelescope.net's (TEL T24 0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph + CCD) Auberry California USA - MPC U69


Astrometrica object verification wind a stack(5 of 5) of 10-15 Second Luminance BIN2 Taken withiTelescope.net's (TEL T24 0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph + CCD) Auberry California USA - MPC U69

Observing Run of 2015 PK9 of 2015-08-10 from Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)

I was obtain 22-15 Second Luminance BIN2 Taken using iTelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) , at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62) and did did data reduction on four images.

Astrometrica object verification wind a (1 of 22) 15 Second Luminance BIN2 Images on iTelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)

Astrometrica object verification wind a (7 of 22) 15 Second Luminance BIN2 Images on iTelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)

Astrometrica object verification wind a (14 of 22) 15 Second Luminance BIN2 Images on iTelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)

Astrometrica object verification wind a (22 of 22) 15 Second Luminance BIN2 Images oniTelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)

Other links:

The Discovery M.P.E.C.: MPEC 2015-P28 : 2015 PK9
(MPC) Observations of 2015 PK9
JPL Orbit Diagram 2015 PK9
Near Earth Objects Dynamic Site--2015 PK9
NEO Earth Close Approaches (JPL)
The Tracking News
NEO Coordination Centre

Jul 2, 2015

Near-Earth Object (436724) 2011 UW158 on 2015-07-01 --- and (32259) 2000 OT53 .... as a little lagniappe

Background

(as of 2015-07-01)

Object: (436724) 2011 UW158
Approximate Diameter: 330 m - 750 m (1082.68 feet to 2460.63 feet)( Absolute Magnitude: H= 19.5 )
Orbit Type: Amor [PHA] (JPL listed it as an Apollo, MPC list as an Amor)
On the Sentry Risk Table: NO ( Removed 2011-11-17 08:50 UTC )
On the NEODyS CLOMON2 risk page: NO
First Observed on: 2011-10-25
First Observed By: Pan-STARRS 1 (MPC Code F51) (The Discovery M.P.E.C.: MPEC 2011-U90 : 2011 UW158 )
Last Observed: 2015-06-29
Data-Arc Span: 1343 days (3.68 yr)
Number Oppositions : 4
Number of Observations Made: 188
Next Close-Approach: 2015-Jul-19, Nominal Distance (AU): 0.0164400368561532, (6.398 Lunar Distance (LD)) or 1,528,196.897 miles (2,459,394.508 KM)
Near-Earth Object Human Space Flight Accessible Targets Study (NHATS): YES
On the Goldstone Asteroid Schedule: YES, Dates: 2015 July 13-26 ( Needs Astrometry: Yes Physical Observations: Yes)
On the Arecibo Asteroid Schedule: YES, Dates: 2015 July 12-17 (Request Optical Astrometry: No, Request Optical Lightcurve:Yes, Request Optical Characterization Yes) and 2015 August 29(Request Optical Astrometry: No, Request Optical Lightcurve:No, Request Optical Characterization No)

Observing Run of (436724) 2011 UW158 on 2015-07-01

On 2015-07-01 I ran a series of 30 -- 60 Second Luminance BIN2 Images on itelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62) and did data reduction on four images.

Astrometrica object verification window ( for image 1 of 30) 60 Second Luminance BIN2 image taken with itelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)

Astrometrica object verification window ( for image 7 of 30) 60 Second Luminance BIN2 image taken with itelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)

Astrometrica object verification window ( for image 14 of 30) 60 Second Luminance BIN2 image taken with itelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)

Astrometrica object verification window ( for image 20 of 30) 60 Second Luminance BIN2 image taken with itelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)

The main-belt asteroid (32259) 2000 OT53 was also in FOV ( 27.1 x 27.1 arc-mins) of and within limiting magnitude of the Fits.

Background

(as of 2015-07-01)

Object: (32259) 2000 OT53
Alternate Designations : 2000 OT53 = 1988 NV = 1999 NH13 ( as more observations are made and the "known" orbit improves and the orbit maybe link to the orbit another provisional designation which turns out to be same object.)
Approximate Diameter: 11 km - 24 km (6.83508 miles to14.9129 miles)( Absolute Magnitude: H= 12.0 )
Orbit Type: Main-belt Asteroid
First Observed on: 1988-07-12
Last Observed(publish): 2015-06-12
Data-Arc Span: 9812 days (26.864 yr)
Number Oppositions : 15
Number of Observations Made(publish): 885

Jun 8, 2015

Confirmation Images of the Near-Earth Object 2015 LF on 2015-06-07

The Near-Earth Object 2015 LF (Orbit type: Apollo ) was first observed by the Catalina Sky Survey(MPC code 703) on 2015 06 07. The asteroid has an approximate diameter of 13 m - 31 m ( ~45 foot - 102 foot) ( H=26.4) and will make a close approach to earth on 2015-Jun-08 at ~ 23:49 UT (06:49 PM CDT) at an approximate distance of 0.00131Astronomical Units ( 0.51 Lunar Distances) or 121,772.108 Miles (195,973.211 KM).

While 2015 LF was on the NEO Confirmation Page in an effort to help in the confirmation I ran three series of 30 -- 10 Second Luminance BIN2 Images on itelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62) and created 4 stacks 15 images (run number one was not used due to poor sky).

Astrometrica object verification wind a stacks 15- 10 Second Luminance BIN2 Images on itelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)

Mar 27, 2015

Confirmation Images of COMET P/2015 F1 (PANSTARRS) On 2015-03-22

COMET P/2015 F1 (PANSTARRS) WAS discovered on 2015 03 21 by the PANSTARRS sky survey. While it was on the PCCP Confirmation Page in an effort to help in the confirmation I made follow-up measurements on March 22, 23, and 24 from Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia.(MPC Code Q62)

Here is a video of COMET P/2015 F1 (PANSTARRS) 28-60 Second Luminance BIN1 Images, taken with iTelescope Net's Telescope T27 (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) 2015-03-22 16:43 UTC to 17:37 UTC. (C) Steven M. Tilley http://lagniappeobserving.blogspot.com/

other links:
MPEC 2015-F119: COMET P/2015 F1 (PANSTARRS)
Orbital Elements (JPL)

Jan 13, 2015

Imaging Run on (357439) 2004 BL86 from MPC Q62 Plan for Tonight

Tonight (2015-01-14) starting at 10:40 UTC, I plan to be imaging (357439) 2004 BL86 from Siding Spring, Australia (MPC Q62) [itelescope.net] on (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD). I will be taking 60 Second Luminance BIN1 Images and hope to get up to 90 before (357439) 2004 BL86 dips below the minimum target elevation limit of TEL T27.

Dec 20, 2014

The NEO (357439) 2004 BL86 On the Night of 2014-12-20

The NEO (357439) 2004 BL86 (Orbit type: Apollo ) (estimated to be 440–1000 meters in diameter) will safely make a Close-Approach of 3.1 Lunar Distance on 27 January 2015. This will be the closest "known" Approach by something this large (H = 18.8) until 2027, and may will briefly peak at around apparent magnitude 9. It has been schedule for Goldstone Observations(2015 Jan 27-Feb 1).
The NEO (357439) 2004 BL86 On the Night of 2014-12-20 from Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62) 3 stacks of 10 - 60 Second Luminance BIN2 Images (Sky Motion 0.605"/min P.A.98.7) taken with itelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) stack 1:2014 12 20.47669(11:26:26 UT) stack 2:2014 12 20.48956(11:44:58 UT) stack 3:2014 12 20.51334(12:19:12 UT) (C)Steven M. Tilley
Links:
Asteroid to Fly By Earth Safely on January 26 (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.; January 13, 2015)
Observations(MPC)
Orbital Elements (JPL) (357439) 2004BL86 -- ESA Space Situational Awareness
Goldstone Radar Observations Planning
(357439) 2004BL86 Ephemerides for 25 January 2015 through 29 January(NEODyS-2)
Goldstone Asteroid Schedule Planetary Radar at Arecibo Observatory
JPL Absolute Magnitude table (H) Abstract for Run 3579(Caltech)
Goldstone Solar System Radar by Marina Brozović,Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Wikipedia (357439) 2004 BL86

The NEO (357439) 2004 BL86 On the Night of 2014-12-20-Data

The NEO (357439) 2004 BL86 (Orbit type: Apollo ) from Siding Spring - Australia - MPC Q62 on 2014-12-20 3 stacks of 10 - 60 Second Luminance BIN2 (Sky Motion 0.605"/min P.A.98.7) taken with (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) [iTelescope.Net ]

Jul 3, 2014

Comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) on the night of 2014-07-03

Comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring), 42 X 15 seconds Luminance- bin x 1, takan on the night of 2014-07-03(18:18 to 18:57 UTC) from itelescope.net (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) Siding Spring Australia (MPC Code Q62) By Steven M. Tilley

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