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Spacewatch Astrometry and Photometry of Near-Earth Objects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2016

Robert S. McMillan
Affiliation:
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory & Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, Kuiper Space Sciences Building #92, Tucson, AZ 85721, U. S. A. email: bob@lpl.arizona.edu
Jeffrey A. Larsen
Affiliation:
Physics Dept., U. S. Naval Academy, Mail Stop 9C, Annapolis, MD 21402, U. S. A. email: larsen@usna.edu
Terrence H. Bressi
Affiliation:
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, op. cit.
James V. Scotti
Affiliation:
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, op. cit.
Ronald A. Mastaler
Affiliation:
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, op. cit.
Andrew F. Tubbiolo
Affiliation:
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, op. cit.
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Abstract

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The Spacewatch Project uses four telescopes of apertures 0.9-m, 1.8-m, 2.3-m, and 4-m on Kitt Peak mountain in Arizona for followup astrometry of priority NEOs. Objects as faint as V=23 on the MPC's NEO Confirmation Page, targets of radar, potential impactors, targets of spacecraft observations or visits, and PHAs with future close approaches to Earth receive priority for astrometry.

Type
Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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