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, July 31, 2011

NEOCP Confirmations, 2011-July-30

2011 NP= 17TA260 This seems the recovery of a Mars crosser.
2011 OC18 = 17TB163 New Amor object
Reference : MPEC 2011-O70