[FPSPACE] Planning Near Earth Asteroid Observations on a 1m Class Telescope

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Astrophysics, abstract
astro-ph/0702027

From: Ovidiu Vaduvescu [view email]

Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 14:57:40 GMT   (154kb)

Planning Near Earth Asteroid Observations on a 1m Class Telescope

Authors: Ovidiu Vaduvescu, Mirel Birlan

Comments: Accepted in Romanian Astronomical Journal, Vol. 16, Nr. 2, Pag. 
201 (2006)

The number of known Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs) and Potentially Hazardous 
Asteroids (PHAs) has continued to grow in the last decade. Follow-up and 
recovery of newly discovered objects, as well as new astrometry at second or 
third oppositions are necessary to improve their orbits and predict any 
potential collision with the Earth in the future. A project to follow-up and 
recovery PHAs and NEAs is proposed, using 1m class telescopes in the next 
two years. Two incoming runs will take place first at Pic du Midi 
Observatory (France) and SAAO (South Africa), both to use 1m telescopes. 
Other observing runs are sought in the future. Collaborators to extend this 
project are welcomed.

http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0702027