2010 HQ23 has been linked to previous observations on April the 8th by G96 Mount Lemmon and D29 Purple Mountain Obsrvatory, XuYi Station, this extends to 30 days the observed arc and doesn't change the designation neither the discovery credit of the asteroid.
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).
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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).
Este obra está bajo una licencia de Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 2.5 España.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
2010 HQ23, a new discovery on 2010 April 23th
2010 HQ23
Epoch 2010 Apr. 14.0 TT = JDT 2455300.5 MPC
a = 2.3290709
q = 1.7209932
e = 0.2610816
e = 0.2610816
i = 6.89705
From 9 observations 2010 Apr. 23-May 7.
The observations collected so far belong just to my observatory, the residuals look quite good, the worst being +0.7 arc seconds in declination the night of the discovery.
Residuals
20100423 *J87 0.2+ 0.4- 20100501 J87 0.2- 0.0- 20100507 J87 0.1- 0.1-
20100423 J87 0.3+ 0.7+ 20100501 J87 0.1+ 0.2- 20100507 J87 0.2- 0.2+
20100423 J87 0.4- 0.3- 20100501 J87 0.1+ 0.2+ 20100507 J87 0.3+ 0.1-
It's a pleasure to verify that even with those big telescopes surveying the sky so frequently and deep, we amateurs still have the chance to discover asteroids eventually.
Look at the orbit at JPL orbits
This asteroid in the inner main belt approaches the orbit of Mars.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
M13 2010 Apr 10
El cúmulo globular M13 en la constelación de Hércules.
Es un grupo de unas 100.000 estrellas que orbita entorno a nuestra galaxia.
Su época de formación es similar a la de la galaxia, cuando se individualizaron decenas de cúmulos globulares.
Estos cúmulos están constituidos por estrellas de la primera generación que han envejecido y virado hacia un color rojizo al disminuir su temperatura.
También se han observado cúmulos globulares en otras galaxias.
La imagen que se muestra es una exposición de 30 segundos a través de un teleobjetivo de 200mm de focal trabajando a F2.8, el aspecto del cúmulo en la imagen es comparable al que se observaría por un pequeño telescopio con pocos aumentos.
The globular cluster M13 in Hercules.
A group around 100.000 stars orbiting our galaxy.
Its formation epoch is similar to that of the galaxy, when dozens of such clusters were formed.
The stars, of the first generation, evolved towards lower temperatures and redder colours.
Globular clusters have been found to orbit other galaxies.
The image below, a 30 seconds exposure through a 200mm focal teleobjective working at F2.8, shows M13 resembling what you'd see with a little telescope working at low magnification.
200mm F2.8 30 sec ISO 1600
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
New namings
(207341) Isabelmartin = 2005 JD22 Isabel Lacruz Martin (b. 1956) received her doctorate in Experimental Psychology at Kent State University in 2005. Her research covers the psycholinguistic aspects of translation, bilingual memory and second-language acquisition.
Discovery date : 2005 05 03
Discovery site : La Canada
Discoverer(s) : Lacruz, J.
(229777) ENIAC = 2008 MX4 ENIAC was the first general-purpose electronic computer, a Turing-complete, digital computer capable of being reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing problems.
Discovery date : 2008 06 28
Discovery site : La Canada
Discoverer(s) : Lacruz, J.
(228029) MANIAC = 2008 GN MANIAC was an early computer, based on the von Neumann architecture. Built at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, it ran successfully in Mar. 1952.
Discovery date : 2008 04 02
Discovery site : La Canada
Discoverer(s) : Lacruz, J.
Discovery date : 2005 05 03
Discovery site : La Canada
Discoverer(s) : Lacruz, J.
(229777) ENIAC = 2008 MX4 ENIAC was the first general-purpose electronic computer, a Turing-complete, digital computer capable of being reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing problems.
Discovery date : 2008 06 28
Discovery site : La Canada
Discoverer(s) : Lacruz, J.
(228029) MANIAC = 2008 GN MANIAC was an early computer, based on the von Neumann architecture. Built at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, it ran successfully in Mar. 1952.
Discovery date : 2008 04 02
Discovery site : La Canada
Discoverer(s) : Lacruz, J.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
P/2010 A2 (LINEAR) The 5th Main Belt "Comet"
This makes number five of "comets" found in the Main Belt (this one in the inner belt) in typical asteroidal, non-cometary orbits.
Note that it seems to be of the Hirayama's collisional Flora family.
Note that it seems to be of the Hirayama's collisional Flora family.
The images show quite a straight tail with a separate fragment probably of a collisional origin as well.
Other two, out of the five known, seem to be of another Hirayama family, Themis .
Other two, out of the five known, seem to be of another Hirayama family, Themis .
Read this posts by D.Jewitt http://www2.ess.ucla.edu/~jewitt/MBC5.html
References :
IAUC 9105
IAUC 9109
CBET 2134
References :
IAUC 9105
IAUC 9109
CBET 2134
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