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).



Saturday, May 26, 2012

Apollo 2012 KE25

New apollo object 2002 KE25 has been confirmed in observations form La Cañada Observatory on the night of May the 25th.


New apollo object 2002 KE25 has been confirmed in observations form La Cañada Observatory on the night of May the 25th.

COD J87
OBS J. Lacruz
MEA J. Lacruz
TEL 0.40-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2012.05.25 21:34:23
AC2 juan -at- lacanada.es
NET UCAC-3
    TK7E8CF KC2012 05 25.88648 11 27 11.67 -20 19 25.5          19.7 V      J87
    TK7E8CF KC2012 05 25.89002 11 27 12.52 -20 19 23.7          19.8 V      J87
    TK7E8CF KC2012 05 25.89357 11 27 13.37 -20 19 22.0          19.6 V      J87
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References : MPEC 2012-K55