Spacewatch
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Spacewatch is a project at the University of Arizona as of 2011[update] led by Robert S. McMillan that specializes in the study of minor planets, including various types of asteroids and comets. It was founded in 1980 by Tom Gehrels and McMillan.[1][2]
Notable discoveries
- Callirrhoe[3]
- 5145 Pholus[4]
- 9965 GNU[5][6]
- 9885 Linux[7]
- 9882 Stallman[8]
- 9793 Torvalds[9]
- 20000 Varuna[10]
- 60558 Echeclus[11]
- 1998 KY26[12]
- (35396) 1997 XF11[13]
- (48639) 1995 TL8[14]
- 1994 CC[15]
- C/1992 J1[16]
- 125P/Spacewatch[17]
- 174567 Varda[18]
- 2013 BS45[19]
The project has also rediscovered 719 Albert, a long-lost asteroid.
See also
- Minor Planet Center (MPC)
- Planetary Data System (PDS)
- Spaceguard
References
- ^ The Spacewatch Project, Arizona Board of Regents, 2010
- ^ Solar Empire: Spacewatch Project
- ^ "New Outer Satellite of Jupiter Discovered". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 5145 Pholus (1992 AD)
- ^ http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9965;orb=0;cov=0;log=0#elem
- ^ http://people.roma2.infn.it/~masi/sdss_smass/
- ^ http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9885+Linux#content
- ^ http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9882+Stallman#discovery
- ^ http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9793+Torvalds#discovery
- ^ http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=20000
- ^ http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds/coms06.htm
- ^ http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1998+KY26#content
- ^ http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/mpec/J97/J97Y11.html
- ^ http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/mpec/J99/J99L24.html
- ^ http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/astmoons/am-136617.html
- ^ http://spacewatch.lpl.arizona.edu/outerss_text.html
- ^ http://cometography.com/pcomets/125p.html
- ^ http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=174567
- ^ http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2013+BS45
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