La Cañada Observatory, is an initiative by Juan Lacruz, the observatory started astrometric operations in the summer of 2002, it is registered as station J87 in the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union.

The Observatory also participates in the studies on minor bodies promoted by the Group on Meteorites, Minor Bodies, and Planetary Sciences of the Institute of Space Sciences (CSIC-IEEC).



Sunday, November 11, 2007

Comet P/2007 V1 (LARSON) 2007 Nov 08


This object posted on the NEO Confirmation page displayed a tail 30 arc seconds long in position angle 240 degrees.
The observations from La Cañada, confirming the discovery, were published in MPEC 2007-V72 and IAUC 8893

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