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980 Anacostia

5.9.2021 at 00.00 - 00.11 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (III)
Kari Laihia, Olli-Pekka Joronen, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

980 The asteroid Anacostia (A921 WG, 1917 YC, 1921 W19) was imaged on the second night of the September 2021 work. The asteroid on the inner edge of the main zone was discovered by the American astronomer George Henry Peters on November 21, 1921 at the United States Naval Observatory (code 786) in Washington. The asteroid is named after the Washington DC district and especially its historic Nacochtank village area between the Anacostia River and the Patomac River, source Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacostia . The size of the asteroid is 74.67km and the rotation time is 20,117h / r...

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1585 Union

4.9.2021 at 21.26 - 21.38 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (II)
Kari Laihia, Olli-Pekka Joronen, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

1585 Union (1929 DB, 1937 QF, 1939 CD1,1944 DG, 1947 RG, 1949 EE, 1952 QA1,1952 SD) The asteroid on the outer edge of the main zone was imaged on the second night of the September 2021 work. The asteroid was discovered by South African astronomer Ernest Leonard Johnson at the Johannesburg Observatory (078) on September 7, 1947. Ernest Johnson has found a total of 18 asteroids and comets C / 1935 A1, C / 1948 R1, C / 1949 K1, 48P / Johnson. source Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Leonard_Johnson . The asteroid is named after the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa. Sou...

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1355 Magoeba

4.9.2021 at 21.13 - 21.24 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (I)
Kari Laihia, Olli-Pekka Joronen, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

1355 Magoeba (1935 HE) The asteroid at the inner edge of the main zone was photographed on the second night of the September 2021 work. The Hungaria family of asteroids was discovered by South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Johannesburg Observatory (078) on April 30, 1935. The asteroid is named after Magoeba (chief), tribal chief of Transvaal Province, South Africa. The size of the asteroid is 4.27km and the rotation speed is 5.9466h / r. Spectrum class spec_T => X. When photographing, the asteroid was at a distance of 1,290au and the closest on June 22, 2021 was 0.923au . We photogra...

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(434431) 2005 NC7

4.9.2021 at 02.28 - 02.51 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (III)
Kari Laihia, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Rauno Päivinen, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

(434431) 2005 NC7 (2005 NC7) The asteroid Mars Crossing was photographed on the first night of the September 2021 work. An unusual asteroid was discovered by Spacewatch (code 691) at the Kitt Peak National Observatory on July 5, 2005. Unusual asteroids are those with unusual orbital properties such as comet-like large eccentricities and orbital slopes, source Wikipedia https://en.wikinew.wiki/wiki/Unusual_minor_planet . Total estimate 3.4km. When photographed, the asteroid was 0.496au at a distance and 0.475au at its nearest September 19, 2021. 1Picture. first image in the series1 L120s measur...

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2920 Automedon

4.9.2021 at 01.58 - 02.20 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (III)
Kari Laihia, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Rauno Päivinen, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

2920 Automedon (1981 JR) The Trojan asteroid of Jupiter was photographed on the first night of the September 2021 campaign. The L4 Athenian group of asteroids was discovered by American astronomer Edward LG "Ted" Bowell Loneos in a search program at the Lowel Observatory at Anderson Mesa Station (688-Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station) on May 3, 1981. Ted Bowel has found a total of 571 asteroids and comets 140P / (Bowell-Skiff) and C / 1980 E1 (Bowell). The asteroid is named after a Greek mythology soldier from Automedo. In the Trojan War, when Patroclus was killed while leading a battl...

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3063 Makhaon

4.9.2021 at 01.21 - 01.42 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (III)
Kari Laihia, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Rauno Päivinen, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

3063 Makhao (1983 PV, 1931 DT, 1964 YL, 1971 OE, 1971 QK1.1975 VT6) The Trojan asteroid of Jupiter was photographed on the first night of the September 2021 work. L4 An asteroid from the Athenian group was discovered by Russian astronomer Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina at the Crimean Nauchnij Observatory (095-Crimea-Nauchnij) on 4 August 1983. Lyudmila Karachkina has found a total of 130 asteroids, a source on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyudmila_Karachkina . The asteroid gets its name from Greek mythology, Makhaon, a doctor from the Akhaiji army during the Trojan War. Makhao was t...

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7267 Victormeen

3.9.2021 at 22.49 - 23.10 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (II)
Kari Laihia, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Rauno Päivinen, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

7267 The asteroid Mars-Crossing in Victormeen (1943 DF, 1990 FD) was photographed on the first night of the September 2021 work. Finland 100 is the target of our project 201. The asteroid was discovered by Liisi Oterma on February 23, 1943 in Iso-Heikkilä, Turku. The asteroid is named after Victorian geologist Victor Ben Meen (1910-1971). Victor Ben Meen was the first to identify the Pingualuit crater in northern Quebec as a meteor-induced impact structure in 1950. This opened up a whole new direction for exploring the craters struck, for example: Source RESEARCH ARTICLE NOVEMBER 15, 2011 V. T...

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1477 Bonsdorffia

3.9.2021 at 21.38 - 21.59 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (III)
Kari Laihia, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Rauno Päivinen, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

1477 Bonsdorff (1938 CC, 1959 WD) The asteroid on the outer edge of the main zone was photographed on the first night of the September 2021 work. Finland 100 is the target of our project 200. The asteroid was discovered by Yrjö Väisälä on February 6, 1938 in Iso-Heikkilä, Turku. The asteroid is named after the Finnish astronomer Ilmari Bonsdorff (1879-1950). From 1908 he worked as a permanent astronomer at the Pulkova Observatory and as the first director of the Helsinki Geodetic Institute from 1918-1949. Source Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilmari_Bonsdorff . Professor Ilmari Bonsdo...

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(58980) 1998 RG47

21.8.2021 at 02.22 - 02.43 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (III)
Kari Laihia, Juha Blad, Tomi Taskinen, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

(58980) 1998 RG47 (1998 RG47) The Mars-Crossing asteroid was photographed on the first night of the August 2021 extraordinary aids. Toni and Veikko described Kari as an asteroid sensor. The asteroid was discovered by the LINEAR Socorro exploration program, (704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico) on September 14, 1998. Total estimate 2.4km. When photographed, the asteroid was 0.644au at a distance and 0.638au closest on August 29, 2021. 1Picture. first image in the series1 L120s measured, 2021-08-20UT 23: 22: 19UT 2459447.47383JDUT 22h43m20.85s + 05d09'16.0 "16.712mag Std Dev 254.025 SNR21...

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(68063) 2000 YJ66

21.8.2021 at 01.58 - 02.19 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (IV)
Kari Laihia, Juha Blad, Tomi Taskinen, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

(68063) 2000 YJ66 (2000 YJ66,1964 VG) The Amor / NEO asteroid was imaged on the first night of the August 2021 extraordinary talks. Toni and Veikko described Kari as an asteroid sensor. The audible and fast-rotating asteroid was discovered by the Spacewatch (code 691) search program at Kitt Peak National Observatory on December 30, 2000. The moon was discovered by BD Warner, RD Stephens, AW Harris by measuring the light curve in December 2014 , period to hear 0.6538 ± 0.0008 d [W15a]. Source Robert Johnston Archive http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/astmoons/am-68063.html . The size of the ...

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(159857) 2004 LJ1

21.8.2021 at 01.28 - 01.50 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (III)
Kari Laihia, Juha Blad, Tomi Taskinen, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

(159857) 2004 LJ1 (2004 LJ1) The Apollo / NEO / PHA Mars-Crossing asteroid was photographed on the first night of the August 2021 extraordinary aids. Toni and Veikko described Kari as an asteroid sensor. The asteroid was discovered by the LINEAR Socorro exploration program, (704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico) on June 10, 2004. The size of the asteroid is 3.07km and the rotational speed is 2.7247h / r. This asteroid is the largest of the asteroids threatening the earth! Supposedly S is a spectral type of stone. When photographed, the asteroid was at a distance of 0.502au and the closest on...

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4543 Phoinix

7.8.2021 at 02.21 - 02.32 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (I)
Kari Laihia, Juha Blad, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Rauno Päivinen, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

4543 Phoinix (1989 CQ1.1930 DN, 1977 AP1) The asteroid L4 (Greeks) of Jupiter was photographed on the first night of the August 2021 work. The asteroid was discovered by American astronomer Carolyn Jean Spellmann at the Shoemaker Palomar Observatory on February 2, 1989. Carolyn Shoemaker has found a total of more than 500 asteroids and 32 comets, she started as an astronomer only at the age of 51. Source Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_S._Shoemaker . The asteroid is named after the Greek mythology Amyntor, the son of the king Phoenix. Phoenix adopted Achilles after many intrigu...

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7358 Oze

7.8.2021 at 01.41 - 01.52 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (II)
Kari Laihia, Juha Blad, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Rauno Päivinen, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

7358 Oze (1995 YA3,1959 XC, 1972 NZ, 1995 VB19) The Amor / NEO asteroid was imaged on the first night of the August 2021 work. The asteroid was discovered by Japanese amateur astronomer Takao Kobayashi at the Oizumi Observatory on December 27, 1995. Takao Kobayashi has discovered 2479 asteroids and comet P / 1997 B1 (Kobayashi). The asteroid is named after the highlands of the Oze Basin (Oze National Park), located in the prefectures of Fukushima, Gunma and Niigata. The highlands are surrounded by the Hiuchidake and Shifutsu mountains, which form the western part of Nikkō National Park. Source...

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2019 NC1

7.8.2021 at 01.26 - 01.37 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (II)
Kari Laihia, Juha Blad, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Rauno Päivinen, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

2019 NC1 (2019 NC1) The Aten / NEO asteroid was discovered in early July 2019, the finder is not clear? There have been observations of the asteroid from several observatories since 2014. The most likely finder is C57 TESS, they have a lot of observations from June 26, 2019 to July 1, 2019, which will be followed by dozens of observations from others within a couple of days (discovery confirmation observations?)? source MPC https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2019 NC1 . TESS Observatory is “The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) "NASA's space telescope f...

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12978 Ivashov

7.8.2021 at 00.05 - 00.17 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (II)
Kari Laihia, Juha Blad, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Rauno Päivinen, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

12978 Ivashov (1978 SD7.1988 TM) The asteroid on the inner edge of the main zone was photographed on the first night of the August 2021 work. The asteroid of the Flora family was discovered by Russian astronomer Lyudmila Vasilyevna Zhuravleva at the Crimean Nauchnij Observatory on September 26, 1978. Lyudmila Zhuravleva has discovered a total of 213 asteroids. Source Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyudmila_Zhuravleva . The asteroid is named after the Soviet-Russian Film actor Vladimir Sergeevich Ivashov (1939-1995). Vladimir Ivashov was a Russian folk artist, his career lasted a total...

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55555 Dna

6.8.2021 at 23.38 - 23.49 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (III)
Kari Laihia, Juha Blad, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Rauno Päivinen, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

The central asteroid of 55555 Dna (2001 YR2) in the main zone was photographed on the first night of the August 2021 work. The asteroid was discovered by American amateur astronomer Charles W. Juels (1944-2009) and Brazilian amateur astronomer Paulo Renato Centeno Holvorcem (b.1967) at the Fountain Hills Observatory on December 19, 2001. Charles Juels was a psychiatrist by profession, having found a total of 475 asteroids and a comet C / 2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem) together with Paulo R. Holvorcem. Source Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_W._Juels . Paulo R. Holvorcem has discovere...

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34817 Shiominemoto

6.8.2021 at 23.22 - 23.28 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (I)
Kari Laihia, Juha Blad, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Rauno Päivinen, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

34817 Shiominemoto (2001 SE116) The asteroid Mars-Crossing was photographed on the first night of the August 2021 campaign. The Hungaria group of asteroids was discovered by the Japanese Bisei Asteroid Tracking Telescope for Rapid Survey (300 BATTeRS) at the Bisei Spaceguard Center (BSGC) Observatory on September 21, 2001. BSGC has found a total of 433 asteroids. Source Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisei_Spaceguard_Center . Name the asteroid is derived from Shiomi Nemoto (b. 1965), the first secretary of the Japan Space Agency. Source Wikipedia # 817 "> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...

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663 Gerlinde

6.8.2021 at 23.05 - 23.11 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (III)
Kari Laihia, Juha Blad, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Rauno Päivinen, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

663 Gerlinde (A908 MB, 1908 DG, 1948 AB, 1952 WF, 1958 XP) An asteroid in the central zone of the main zone was photographed on the first night of the August 2021 work. The asteroid was discovered by the German astronomer August Kopff at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl Observatory (024) on June 24, 1908. No information on the name of the asteroid, nor did I manage to associate it with anything in history? The size of the asteroid is 107.79km and the rotational speed 10.251h / r. Spectrum class spec_T => X. When photographed, the asteroid was 2.340au at a distance and closest on July 26, 2021 to 2.32...

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4205 David Hughes

6.8.2021 at 22.56 - 00.30 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (II)
Kari Laihia, Juha Blad, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Rauno Päivinen, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

4205 David Hughes (1985 YP, 1986 AF, 1986 CF) The asteroid on the inner edge of the Mars-Crossing main zone was photographed on the first night of the August 2021 work. The asteroid was discovered by American astronomer Edward LG "Ted" Bowell Lowell at the Anderson Mesa Observatory on December 18, 1985. Ted Bowell has discovered a total of 571 asteroids and comets 140P / Bowell-Skiff, C / 1980 E1 (Bowell). The asteroid is named David W. Hughes, a British astronomer professor at the University of Sheffield. Professor Hughes has published more than 200 studies asteroids, comets, meteorites and m...

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188 Menippe

18.7.2021 at 01.51 - 02.58 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (III)
Kari Laihia, Juha Blad, Olli-Pekka Joronen, Christos Oscar Kambiselis, Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Porin Karhunvartijat

The 188 Menippe (A878 MA) main zone asteroid was photographed on the Saturday weekend of July 2021. The asteroid was discovered by German-American astronomer Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters on June 18, 1878 at Hamilton College Clinton Observatory in New York. Christian Peters has found 48 asteroids and a comet 80P / Peters-Hartley. The asteroid got its name from Greek mythology Orion's daughter Menipp. Source Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menippe_and_Metioche . The size of the asteroid is 35.75km and the rotational speed 11.98h / r. Spectrum class spec_T => S, spec_B => S. Wh...

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