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Target NEO! - Near Earth Objects
 Observed for the
Astronomical League's NEO Observing Program

Marie Lott, Atlanta, GA
Updated 05/14/18 07:49 PM -0400

The data collected here will contribute to our understanding of near-Earth asteroids. All observations are sent to the Minor Planet Center at Harvard as part of a citizen science project of the NASA OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission. Objects below are a mix of Main Belt asteroids & NEOs from the March 2017 list of targets specifically requested for study by Target Asteroids! for the Osiris-REx mission.


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# Name Diameter Orbits
Between		 Asteroid
Category		 Orbit
Inclination		 Apparent
Motion		 Con RA
(2000)		 DEC
(2000)		 Time (UTC) at start of capture
  		Exp Photometry
 (filter mags as noted)		 GIF Camera
Orientation (Observatory)
1 (47) Aglaja 127 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 4.98° 33.3"/hr Vir 13 26 21.72 -12 47 36.6 2017 07 23 11:09:20 4x30 sec,
10 min interval		 V: 13.919, 13.882,
13.921, 13.928		 blink
(w/star 68 Vir)		 7.2° E of N
(Q65)
2 (55) Pandora 67 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 7.19° 25.6"/hr Vir 13 41 49.62 -15 34 37.3 2017 07 23 11:06:48 4x30 sec,
10 min interval		 V: 13.363, 13.341,
13.350, 13.357		 blink 7.3° E of N
(Q65)
3 (447) Valentine 80 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 4.79° 24.5"/hr Cap 21 55 16.84 -19 25 55.6 2017 07 22 13:06:44 4x30 sec,
10 min interval		 V: 13.196, 13.194,
13.214, 13.228		 blink -171° E of N
(Q65)
4 (2026) Cottrell 5-15 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 2.45° 33.5"/hr Sgr 19 40 18.91 -22 17 09.6 2017 07 31 12:09:29 4x45 sec,
10 min interval		 V: 17.504, 17.547,
17.319, 17.152		 blink -173° E of N
(Q65)
5 (94) Aurora 205 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 7.97° 14.2"/hr Lup 15 50 57.27 -30 15 37.6 2017 07 06 12:00:38 3x60 sec
1 min interval		 V: 12.929, 12.906,
12.929		 -- 7.7° E of N
(Q65)
  (94) Aurora 205 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 7.97° 16.1"/hr Sco 15 54 16.71 -29 04 04.1 2017 08 15 13:05:11 4x30 sec
10 min interval		 V: 13.676, 13.710,
13.647, 13.694		 blink 5.1° E of N
(Q65)
6 (141018) 2001 WC47 0.350 km* Earth-Mars Amor 2.87° 41.9"/hr Sgr 18 08 35.18 -25 29 24.8 2017 07 05 13:53:55 4x60 sec
1 min interval		 V: 16.150, 16.137,
16.306, 16.282		 -- 8.2° E of N
(Q65)
7 (138925) 2001 AU43 2.4 km* Earth-Mars Amor 72.15° 14.0"/min Aql 20 31 57.15 -02 59 48.6 2017 07 31 11:57:07 4x30 sec
10 min interval		 V: 13.690, 13.473,
13.444, 13.413		 blink -172° E of N
(Q65)
  (138925) 2001 AU43 2.4 km* Earth-Mars Amor 72.15° 10.1"/min Sgr 19 38 05.48 -36 12 55.4 2017 08 07 11:43:11 4x30 sec
10 min interval		 V: 14.673, 14.674,
14.698, 14.516		 blink -173° E of N
(Q65)
8 (3122) Florence 4.25 km* Earth-Mars Amor 22.16° 2.62"/min Tuc 23 04 34.46 -62 12 00.5 2017 08 15 13:02:24 4x30 sec
10 min interval		 V: 11.910, 11.881,
11.826, 11.790		 blink -174° E of N
(Q65)
9 (12) Victoria 113 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 8.37° 1.05"/min Lib 14 26 48.08 -12 34 57.9 2017 08 16 08:51:30 4x30 sec
10 min interval		 V: 11.561, 11.505,
11.455, 11.437		 blink 5.2° E of N
(Q65)
10 (2329) Orthos 3-7 km Earth-Orbit-Crossing Apollo
(1+KM Near-Earth Object)		 24.45° 5.59"/min Oct 23 03 13.24 -75 26 23.2 2017 10 12 12:03:31 3x30 sec
10 min interval		 V: 13.258, 13.252,
13.356		 blink 5.93° E of N
(Q65)
  (2329) Orthos 3-7 km Earth-Orbit-Crossing Apollo
(1+KM Near-Earth Object)		 24.45° 5.21"/min Tuc 23 34 45.48 -74 00 30.2 2017 10 13 13:50:19 4x30 sec
10 min interval		 V: 13.350, 13.553,
13.606, 13.685 		blink 6.19° E of N
(Q65)
11 (532) Herculina 222 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 16.31° 30.5"/hr Eri 03 10 15.34 -05 01 58.7 2017 10 20 07:55:51 4x30 sec
15 min interval		 V: 10.511, 10.517,
10.572, 10.605		 blink 179° E of N
(857)
12 (972) Cohnia 76 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 8.37° 23.4"/hr Ari 03 11 37.12 +29 59 42.8 2017 10 20 07:54:47 4x30 sec
15 min interval		 V: 13.490, 13.373,
13.285, 13.288		 blink 179° E of N
(857)
13 (1439) Vogtia 48 km Mars-Jupiter Hilda 4.20° 21.7"/hr Ari 03 11 57.73 +18 48 11.4 2017 10 21 08:21:22 4x45 sec
15 min interval		 V: 16.767, 16.657,
16.602, 16.689		 blink 179° E of N
(857)
14 (3361) Orpheus 0.3-0.9 km Earth-Orbit-Crossing Apollo
PHA**		 2.68° 1.74"/min Cet 02 13 29.42 +06 58 42.8 2017 10 21 08:25:51 3x60 sec
10 min interval
 Clear (R): 16.519,
16.362, 16.466		 blink
with
(920) Rogeria		 179° E of N
(857)
15 (24) Themis 198 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 0.76° 31.0"/hr Psc 01 36 21.50 +09 51 12.7 2017 10 22 12:12:03 4x30 sec
20 min interval		 V: 11.355, 11.258,
11.225, 11.248		 blink -173° E of N
(Q65)
16 (335) Roberta 89 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 5.10° 38.8"/hr Tau 04 06 05.06 +12 43 30.8 2017 11 21 07:18:18 3x30 sec
20 min interval		 V: 12.482,
12.438, 12.407		 blink 179° E of N
(857)
17 (535) Montague 74 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 6.78° 36.3"/hr Tau 04 39 53.84 +18 39 42.2 2017 11 21 08:09:39 3x30 sec
20 min interval		 V: 12.277,
12.301, 12.185		 blink 179° E of N
(857)
18 (1197) Rhodesia 47 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 12.98° 32.2"/hr Gem 06 27 13.54 +18 31 38.9 2017 12 08 14:25:43 3x30 sec
20 min interval		 Clear (R): 13.458,
13.448, 13.474		 blink -173° E of N
(Q65)
19 (3064) Zimmer 4-12 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 2.95° 31.1"/hr Ari 03 22 09.02 +13 40 25.7 2017 12 08 14:17:36 3x60 sec
20 min interval		 Clear (R): 17.236,
17.232, 17.130		 blink -173° E of N
(Q65)
20 (3200) Phaethon 5 km Earth-Orbit-Crossing Apollo
PHA**		 22.25° 6.09"/min Aur 06 00 27.50 +42 47 52.3 2017 12 08 06:11:00 3x120 sec
2 hr interval
 V: 11.508,
11.473, 11.476		 "flying sausage" 179° E of N
(857)
  (3200) Phaethon 5 km Earth-Orbit-Crossing Apollo
PHA**		 22.25° 31.7"/min And 02 15 23.95 +40 37 41.0 2017 12 15 04:06:35 3x10 sec
30 sec interval
 Clear (R): 9.973,
9.993, 9.986		 blink
 179° E of N
(857)
21 (1) Ceres 848 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 10.59° 34.2"/hr Cnc 09 21 54.51 +28 44 56.4 2018 01 20 10:01:12 3x10 sec
30 min interval		 Sloan (R): 6.960,
7.066, 6.997		 blink -177° E of N
(857)
22 (142) Polana 55 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 2.24° 35.4"/hr Cnc 09 14 04.91 +14 46 41.2 2018 01 20 10:10:40 3x30 sec
30 min interval		 Clear (R): 9.973,
9.993, 9.986		 blink -177° E of N
(857)
23 (223) Rosa 88 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 1.93° 31.9"/hr Vir 12 05 05.08 +01 52 24.7 2018 03 15 08:21:18 3x30 sec
30 min interval		 V: 13.392, 13.366, 13.392 blink
 178° E of N
(857)
24 (495) Eulalia 39 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 2.28° 27.5"/hr Vir 13 27 02.47 -08 41 27.6 2018 03 15 09:13:01 3x30 sec
30 min interval		 V: 15.015, 14.999, 15.016 blink
w/reflection artifact		 178° E of N
(857)
25 (379) Huenna 92 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 1.67° 26.5"/hr Vir 14 20 48.65 -12 26 35.7 2018 04 11 13:38:34 3x30 sec
30 min interval		 V: 14.045, 14.095, 14.068 blink -171° E of N
(Q65)
26 (62) Erato 95 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 2.23° 25.7"/hr Lib 14 39 47.17 -12 23 20.2 2018 04 11 13:41:10 3x30 sec
30 min interval		 V: 14.272, 14.222, 14.311 blink -171° E of N
(Q65)
27 (163) Erigone 73 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 4.81° 39.8"/hr Vir 14 06 55.95 -06 29 20.7 2018 04 11 13:36:03 3x30 sec
30 min interval		 V: 12.533, 12.467, 12.392 blink -171° E of N
(Q65)
28 (442) Eichsfeldia 66 km Mars-Jupiter Main Belt 6.07° 29.4"/hr Lib 15 09 08.18 -06 42 02.9 2018 04 11 13:43:45 3x30 sec
30 min interval		 V: 12.420, 12.396, 12.392 blink -171° E of N
(Q65)
29 (5604) 1992 FE 1-2 km Earth-Orbit-Crossing Aten
PHA**		 4.71° 2.18"/min Hya 12 52 20.68 -26 21 36.1 2018 05 12 14:42:15 3x45 sec
30 min interval		 Clear (R): 16.034, 16.110, 16.102 blink 8.26° E of N
(Q65)
30 (242643) 2005 NZ6 1-2 km Earth-Orbit-Crossing Apollo
PHA**		 8.49° 2.14"/min Vir 14 07 12.34 -17 35 04.9 2018 05 12 14:44:40 3x30 sec
30 min interval		 Clear (R): 15.581, 15.686, 15.668 blink 8.26° E of N
(Q65)

Apparent motion was obtained from SkyTools.
CCD images were taken using remote .51m telescopes through sierrastars.com.
Photometry and astrometry were done with Astrometrica.
RA & Dec values were obtained from the astrometry report for the first image.
*Where indicated, previously unknown diameter was obtained from Spitzer.
**PHA = Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

All of the actual data from the above observations was reported to the Minor Planet Center and can be found in MPC Report format here.
This data is now a permanent entry for each of the observed asteroids in the Minor Planet Center database.



Near Earth Asteroid Family Definitions:

Apollo: semi-major axis > 1.0 AU but perihelion distance < 1.017 AU
Earth-orbit crossing, some are considered "PHA".
The 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor was an Apollo class asteroid.

Aten: semi-major axis > 1.0 AU and aphelion distance > 0.983 AU
Earth-orbit crossing, many of these are considered "PHA".

Amor: semi-major axis > 1.017 AU but < 1.3 AU.
Most Amors cross the orbit of Mars.
(Deimos & Phobos maybe captured Amors.)

More info here