Spacewatch

Number of NEOs detected by various projects.

Spacewatch is a project at the University of Arizona as of 2011 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

The project has also rediscovered 719 Albert, a long-lost asteroid.

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Spacewatch Project, Arizona Board of Regents, 2010
  2. ↑ Solar Empire: Spacewatch Project
  3. ↑ "New Outer Satellite of Jupiter Discovered". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  4. ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 5145 Pholus (1992 AD)
  5. ↑ http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9965;orb=0;cov=0;log=0#elem
  6. ↑ http://people.roma2.infn.it/~masi/sdss_smass/
  7. ↑ http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9885+Linux#content
  8. ↑ http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9882+Stallman#discovery
  9. ↑ http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9793+Torvalds#discovery
  10. ↑ http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=20000
  11. ↑ http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds/coms06.htm
  12. ↑ http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1998+KY26#content
  13. ↑ http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/mpec/J97/J97Y11.html
  14. ↑ http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/mpec/J99/J99L24.html
  15. ↑ http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/astmoons/am-136617.html
  16. ↑ http://spacewatch.lpl.arizona.edu/outerss_text.html
  17. ↑ http://cometography.com/pcomets/125p.html
  18. ↑ http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=174567
  19. ↑ http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2013+BS45