The Japanese Space Agency,JAXA, successfully landed two small robotic rovers on the asteroid Ryugu.
Object |
Close-Approach (CA) Date |
CA Distance Nominal
(LD | au) |
CA Distance Minimum
(LD | au) |
H (mag) |
Estimated Diameter |
2018 SM |
2018-Sep-15 |
0.11 | 0.00028 |
0.11 | 0.00028 |
29.4 |
3.5 m - 7.9 m |
2018 RZ5 |
2018-Sep-12 |
0.13 | 0.00033 |
0.13 | 0.00033 |
29.7 |
3.1 m - 6.9 m |
2018 SD2 |
2018-Sep-25 |
0.23 | 0.00059 |
0.23 | 0.00058 |
28.6 |
5.0 m - 11 m |
2018 RS |
2018-Sep-05 |
0.28 | 0.00071 |
0.27 | 0.00071 |
29.5 |
3.4 m - 7.6 m |
2018 RJ3 |
2018-Sep-07 |
0.44 | 0.00112 |
0.43 | 0.00112 |
27.8 |
7.2 m - 16 m |
2018 RW |
2018-Sep-08 |
0.44 | 0.00114 |
0.44 | 0.00114 |
30.3 |
2.3 m - 5.2 m |
2018 RY5 |
2018-Sep-12 |
0.47 | 0.00120 |
0.47 | 0.00120 |
26.5 |
13 m - 30 m |
2018 RC |
2018-Sep-09 |
0.58 | 0.00150 |
0.58 | 0.00150 |
24.9 |
28 m - 63 m |
2018 SC |
2018-Sep-18 |
0.70 | 0.00179 |
0.70 | 0.00179 |
27.9 |
6.9 m - 16 m |
2018 RR1 |
2018-Sep-03 |
0.94 | 0.00243 |
0.94 | 0.00242 |
29.9 |
2.7 m - 6.1 m |
2018 RE2 |
2018-Sep-06 |
0.99 | 0.00255 |
0.99 | 0.00254 |
28.5 |
5.4 m - 12 m |
Objects removed from
JPL's Sentry: Earth Impact Monitoring page.
Highlights of My Work for September 2018
|
A confirmation image of the NEO 2018 RQ1(ZR388AE)
on 2018-09-08 from Siding Spring Observatory,
Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)
a stack of 60-30 second luminance BIN2 images
taken with iTelescope.net's (T31)
by Steven M. Tilley |
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An image of the NEO 2018 RQ1
on 2018-09-09 from
Siding Spring Observatory,
Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)
a stack of 22-30 second luminance BIN2 images
taken with iTelescope.net's (T30)
by Steven M. Tilley |
|
An image of the NEO 2018 RQ1
on 2018-09-10
from Sierra Remote Observatory, Auberry, California (MPC U69)
a stack of 14-30 second luminance BIN2 images
taken with iTelescope.net's (T24)
By Steven M. Tilley |
Object I observed in September 2018
Designation |
Classification |
MPC Code |
Telescope |
Date of observations |
Number of observations |
2046 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T17 |
9/2/2018 |
3 |
61324 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
61324 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
61417 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
61417 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
71460 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
71460 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
73540 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
73540 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
80076 |
Main Belt |
H06 |
T11 |
9/14/2018 |
3 |
83105 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
84966 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/8/2018 |
3 |
128837 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/8/2018 |
3 |
157941 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
173394 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
173394 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
197120 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
209101 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
231098 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T17 |
9/2/2018 |
3 |
253061 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
331431 |
Main
Belt |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/8/2018 |
3 |
523788 |
NEO(Apollo) |
Q62 |
T17 |
9/30/2018 |
3 |
1998
SD9 |
NEO(Aten) |
H06 |
t11 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
2018
RB |
NEO(Apollo,
PHA) |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
2018
RB |
NEO(Apollo,
PHA) |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/1/2018 |
3 |
2018
RB |
NEO(Apollo,
PHA) |
Q62 |
T17 |
9/2/2018 |
3 |
2018
RP8 |
NEO(Aten) |
H06 |
T21 |
9/17/2018 |
4 |
2018
RQ1 |
NEO(Aten) |
Q62 |
T31 |
9/8/2018 |
3 |
2018
RQ1 |
NEO(Aten) |
Q62 |
T30 |
9/9/2018 |
3 |
2018
RQ1 |
NEO(Aten) |
H06 |
T11 |
9/10/2018 |
3 |
2018
RQ1 |
NEO(Aten) |
U69 |
T24 |
9/10/2018 |
3 |
21P/Giacobini-Zinner |
Comet |
H06 |
T11 |
9/14/2018 |
3 |
46P/Wirtanen |
Comet |
Q62 |
T17 |
9/22/2018 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
101 |