September 2018 In NEO News in Review

The Japanese Space Agency,JAXA,  successfully landed two small robotic rovers on the asteroid Ryugu.

[MINERVA-II1] #asteroidlanding https://t.co/iafav3jguJ pic.twitter.com/GBvfEYcPTV

— HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) September 21, 2018

As Hayabusa2 descended towards Ryugu to deploy the MINERVA-II1 rovers, the ONC-T camera snapped the highest resolution image yet of the asteroid surface!https://t.co/JDbk29RXHG pic.twitter.com/KFsLet5BMJ

— HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) September 28, 2018

#asteroidlanding pic.twitter.com/5Vhc7NYJRj

— MASCOT Lander (@MASCOT2018) September 30, 2018

JPL Close Approach Data for September 2018  Distance Nominal <  1  Lunar Distance

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.

Object Designation	Removed (UTC)
2018 RB7	9/29/2018 15:26
2018 RJ7	9/22/2018 16:11
2018 RP5	9/16/2018 15:06
2018 RQ1	9/16/2018 15:00
2018 RH3	9/15/2018 16:06
2018 RT3	9/15/2018 16:04
2018 RE5	9/14/2018 15:18
2018 PY7	9/12/2018 15:02
2018 RP	9/09/2018 15:07
2018 MC7	9/07/2018 14:50
2018 RC	9/06/2018 15:04
2018 QJ1	9/03/2018 14:43

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

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

IF the Earth was the size of a basketball how far away would NEO Earth close approaches be?

IF the Earth was the size of a  basketball how far away would NEO Earth close approaches be? Here is a list of The 100 closest observed NEO Earth close approaches as of 2018-09-26.

The Comet 46P/Wirtanen on 2018-09-22 from (MPC Q62)

The Comet 46P/Wirtanen
on 2018-09-22 from Siding Spring Observatory,
Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)
a stack of 15 - 60 second luminance BIN2 images
taken with iTelescope.net's (T17)
By Steven M. Tilley

The Comet 46P/Wirtanen
on 2018-09-22 from Siding Spring Observatory, 
Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62) 
a stack of 15 - 60 second luminance BIN2 images 
taken with iTelescope.net's (T17) 
By Steven M. Tilley

The Comet 46P/Wirtanen
on 2018-09-22 from Siding Spring Observatory, 
Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62) 
a stack of 15 - 60 second luminance BIN2 images 
taken with iTelescope.net's (T17) 
By Steven M. Tilley

The Comet 46P/Wirtanen
on 2018-09-22 from Siding Spring Observatory, 
Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62) 
a stack of 15 - 60 second luminance BIN2 images 
taken with iTelescope.net's (T17) 
By Steven M. Tilley

The Comet 46P/Wirtanen
on 2018-09-22 from Siding Spring Observatory,
Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)
a stack(Add) of 60 - 60 second luminance BIN2 images
taken with iTelescope.net's (T17)
By Steven M. Tilley

The Comet 46P/Wirtanen
on 2018-09-22 from Siding Spring Observatory,
Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)
a stack(Average) of 60 - 60 second luminance BIN2 images
taken with iTelescope.net's (T17)
By Steven M. Tilley

The Comet 46P/Wirtanen
on 2018-09-22 from Siding Spring Observatory,
Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)
a stack(Median) of 60 - 60 second luminance BIN2 images
taken with iTelescope.net's (T17)
By Steven M. Tilley

These observations were made in support of the PACA_46P/Wirtanen campaign

Confirmation images of the NEO 2018 RP8

The NEO(Aten) 2018 RP8 (approximate diameters 320 m - 710 m [ 1049.87 foot -  2329.4 foot]) was first observed by ATLAS HKO (Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System)  on 2018-09-15. The observations were submitted to the Minor Planet Center(MPC) in Cambridge, Massachusetts using the observer-assigned temporary designation A108wr0. This "new" asteroid was posted to the NEO Confirmation Page(NEOCP) informing observers around the world that "A108wr0" needed confirmation observations.  In an  effort to help in the confirmation  I obtain 60-15 Second Luminance BIN2 taken using  iTelescope.net's(T21).


I use Astrometrica to do the data reduction by way of the stack and track method. I had Astrometrica stack 4 sets(stacks) of  15 images.  Each image was shifted match movement of  A108wr0.
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Confirmation image of the NEOCP(NEO Confirmation Page)object A108wr0 (now 2018 RP8)

from Mayhill, New Mexico 

[New Mexico Skies](MPC Code H06) 

15-15 second luminance BIN2 images

 taken with iTelescope.net's (T21)

By Steven M. Tilleyn

Confirmation image of the NEOCP(NEO Confirmation Page)object A108wr0 (now 2018 RP8)
from Mayhill, New Mexico 
[New Mexico Skies](MPC Code H06) 
15-15 second luminance BIN2 images
 taken with iTelescope.net's (T21)
By Steven M. Tilleyn

Confirmation image of the NEOCP(NEO Confirmation Page)object A108wr0 (now 2018 RP8)
from Mayhill, New Mexico 
[New Mexico Skies](MPC Code H06) 
15-15 second luminance BIN2 images
 taken with iTelescope.net's (T21)
By Steven M. Tilleyn

Confirmation image of the NEOCP(NEO Confirmation Page)object A108wr0 (now 2018 RP8)
from Mayhill, New Mexico 
[New Mexico Skies](MPC Code H06) 
15-15 second luminance BIN2 images
 taken with iTelescope.net's (T21)
By Steven M. Tilleyn

Confirmation image of the NEOCP(NEO Confirmation Page)object A108wr0 (now 2018 RP8)

from Mayhill, New Mexico 

[New Mexico Skies](MPC Code H06) 

60-15 second luminance BIN2 images

 taken with iTelescope.net's (T21)

By Steven M. Tilleyn

I submitted my observations to the  Minor Planet Center(MPC).

On 2018 Sept. 8 at 21:42 UTC the MPC Issued MPEC 2018-S25 : 2018 RP8 assigning the objet the provisonal designation 2018 RP8.

How Are Minor Planets Named?

Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner on 2018-09-14 from Mayhill, New Mexico

Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner on 2018-09-14 from Mayhill, New Mexico [New Mexico Skies](MPC Code H06) 60-30 second luminance BIN2 images taken with iTelescope.net's (T11)

Credits

The targeting information was obtained from the
The Minor Planet Center (MPC)
http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/

The images where taken with iTelescope.net's
(TEL T11 0.50-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer)Mayhill, New Mexico [New Mexico Skies](MPC Code H06)

http://iTelescope.Net/

The observations were made in support of the PACA_21/GZ campaign

https://www.facebook.com/ThePACAProject/

Image blinking and 1st stacked image was done with CCDStack2


http://www.ccdware.com/

Data reduction, the stacked images, and the object verification windows was done with Astrometrica

http://www.astrometrica.at/

The data was examine with the help of
Find_Orb Orbit determination software - Project Pluto

http://www.projectpluto.com/find_orb.htm

Music: Good Starts by Jingle Punks from YouTube Audio Library
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NstTz8iyl-c

(c) Steven M. Tilley

http://lagniappeobserving.com

More Follow-up Observations of 2018 RQ1

The NEO(Aten) 2018 RQ1 (approximate diameters 39 m - 88 m [127.953 foot - 288.7139 foot]) was first observed by the Catalina Sky Survey on 2018-09-07. As of 2018-09-10 2018 RQ1 as a data-arc span of 72.77 hr with 44 published observations. 2018 RQ1 is listed on the NASA/JPL Sentry and NEODyS CLOMON2 risk pages.(as of 2018-09-10) In an effort to help with the improvement of the known orbit I booked imaging runs on iTelescope.net's T11 and T24 of 60-30 second luminance BIN2 images each.

I was able to obtain 20 images from T11. I use Astrometrica to do the data reduction by way of the stack and track method. I had Astrometrica stack 3 sets(stacks) of 6 images. Each image was shifted match the movement of 2018 RQ1.

An image of the NEO 2018 RQ1

on 2018-09-10

from Mayhill, New Mexico

[New Mexico Skies](MPC Code H06)

a stack of 6-30 second luminance BIN2 images

taken with iTelescope.net's (T11)

By Steven M. Tilley

An image of the NEO 2018 RQ1
on 2018-09-10 
from Mayhill, New Mexico 
[New Mexico Skies](MPC Code H06) 
a stack of 6-30 second luminance BIN2 images
taken with iTelescope.net's (T11) 
By Steven M. Tilley

An image of the NEO 2018 RQ1
on 2018-09-10 
from Mayhill, New Mexico 
[New Mexico Skies](MPC Code H06) 
a stack of 6-30 second luminance BIN2 images
taken with iTelescope.net's (T11) 
By Steven M. Tilley

I was able to obtain 49 images from T24. I use Astrometrica to do the data reduction by way of the stack and track method. I had Astrometrica stack 3 sets(stacks) of 14 images. I had work around the meridian flip.

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

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

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

see
Accessible NEA(Object/Trajectory Details for 2018 RQ1)

Follow-up Observations of 2018 RQ1

The NEO(Aten) 2018 RQ1 (approximate diameters 39 m - 88 m [127.953 foot - 288.7139 foot]) was first observed by the Catalina Sky Survey on 2018-09-07.  As of 2018-09-09 2018 RQ1 as a data-arc span of 31.5 hr with 22 published observations. 2018 RQ1 is listed on the NASA/JPL Sentry and NEODyS CLOMON2 risk pages.(as of 2018-09-09) In an  effort to help with the improvement  of the known orbit I had iTelescope.net's(T30) start taking images and was able to obtain 22-30 Second Luminance BIN2. I use Astrometrica to do the data reduction by way of the stack and track method. I had Astrometrica stack 3 sets(stacks) of  7 images.  Each image was shifted match the movement of  2018 RQ1.

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 2018-09-09 from
Siding Spring Observatory,
Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)
a stack of 7-30 second luminance BIN2 images
taken with iTelescope.net's (T30)
by Steven M. Tilley

An image of the NEO 2018 RQ1
on 2018-09-09 from
Siding Spring Observatory,
Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)
a stack of 7-30 second luminance BIN2 images
taken with iTelescope.net's (T30)
by Steven M. Tilley

An image of the NEO 2018 RQ1
on 2018-09-09 from
Siding Spring Observatory,
Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)
a stack of 7-30 second luminance BIN2 images
taken with iTelescope.net's (T30)
by Steven M. Tilley

see
Accessible NEA(Object/Trajectory Details for 2018 RQ1)

Confirmation images of the NEO 2018 RQ1

The NEO(Aten) 2018 RQ1 (approximate diameters 39 m - 88 m [127.953 foot - 288.7139 foot]) was first observed by the Catalina Sky Survey on 2018-09-07. It was posted to the NEO Confirmation Page(NEOCP) under the observer-assigned temporary designations "ZR388AE"  In an  effort to help in the confirmation I obtain 60-30 Second Luminance BIN2 taken using  iTelescope.net's(T31).

Orbit diagram for 2018 RQ1
Earth Distance: 0.031 au
Sun Distance: 1.025 au
2018-09-08 16:25 UTC
courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2018RQ1

Orbit diagram for 2018 RQ1
Earth Distance: 0.031 au
Sun Distance: 1.025 au
2018-09-08 16:25 UTC
courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2018RQ1

Orbit diagram for 2018 RQ1
Earth Distance: 0.031 au
Sun Distance: 1.025 au
2018-09-08 16:25 UTC
courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2018RQ1

I use Astrometrica to do the data reduction by way of the stack and track method. I had Astrometrica stack 3 sets(stacks) of  20 images.  Each image was shifted match movement of  2018 RQ1(ZR388AE).

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 20-30 second luminance BIN2 images
taken with iTelescope.net's (T31)
by Steven M. Tilley

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 20-30 second luminance BIN2 images
taken with iTelescope.net's (T31)
by Steven M. Tilley

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 20-30 second luminance BIN2 images
taken with iTelescope.net's (T31)
by Steven M. Tilley

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

I submitted my observations to the  Minor Planet Center(MPC). On 2018 Sept. 8 at 21:42 UTC the MPC Issued MPEC 2018-R63 : 2018 RQ1  assigning the objet the provisonaldesignation 2018 RQ1.

How Are Minor Planets Named?