Talk:Wind (spacecraft)

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Mistaken for an asteroid

I've read somewhere that this satellite was mistaken for an asteroid in the late 1990's. Graham1973 (talk) 15:20, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

After a lot of searching I have confirmed that for a brief period the satellite was designated asteroid 2001 DO47 between the 21st and 25th of February 2001 after it was picked up by the Spacewatch system. Analysis rapidly confirmed that it was man-made. This might be worth adding to the page. Various news items relating to the affair are linked below, I've made them in citation format just in case anyone decides to use them.

Links:

"IAUC 7589: N Sgr 2001; 2001 DO_47". International Astronomical Union. 2001-02-25. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
di Cicco, Dennis (2001-02-28). "Wait, It's One of Ours!". Sky and Telescope Magazine (Archived on SETIleague.org). Retrieved 2014-01-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
Eney, Brian (March 2001). "Westminster Astronomical Society of Maryland - Presidential Message" (PDF). The Mason-Dixon Astronomer. 17 (3). Westminster Astronomical Society of Maryland. Retrieved 2014-01-05.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - (The article was written (and presumably published) before the identity was confirmed and calls on members to observe the "asteroid" to assist in determining its characteristics.)
Keel, Bill (July 2013). "Telescopic Tracking of the Apollo Lunar Missions". Retrieved 2014-01-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
Pazmino, John (2001-10-27). "The Lagrange Points". NYSkies Astronomy Inc. Retrieved 2014-01-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
Williams, Gareth V. (2001-02-25). "2001 DO47 is man-made". Minor Planet Mailing List. Retrieved 2014-01-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)

Graham1973 (talk) 03:42, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]