CERV332

L01 · TIČAN STATION
Status
too faint
 
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Discovery

digest2 score39
V magnitude21.8
H magnitude18.3
Observations11
Arc2.060 d
Not seen0.76 d
NEOCP noteUpdated Sept. 13.41 UT
MPC markers none

Who observed it

Discovered by G96
University of Arizona Mt. Lemmon Survey
Telescope1.5-m reflector + 4K CCD
Usual measurersT. Beuden, V. F. Carvajal, D. Fay, J. B. Fazekas, D. C. Fuls A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, H. Groeller, J. K. Hogan, R. A. Kowalski S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard, D. Rankin, R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly K. W. Wierzchos
Follow-up from I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station ×3
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood ×2
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield ×2

Names are the people who usually observe at that site, from Project Pluto's tables. MPC's astrometry records only the observatory code, never the individual, so these are not the observer of this particular object. Automated surveys list a telescope and no people.

Orbit

Perihelion q1.5090 AU
Eccentricity e0.8470
Inclination25.0°
NEO-like yes
Scatteredness 7″ × 7″
Observed from L01 no

Tonight

Best altitude 82.0° at 00:30 UT
Exposure29.0 min
Window60 min
Alt / Az now 62.0° / 267.0°
Sky motion0.71″/min
Moon separation156°
Sun altitude-18°
Ephemeris rows17 of 26 usable
nearSun×9

Sky-plane uncertainty

-4-4-2-22244+0″, +0″ — 149 of 1103 variants-2″, -3″ — 11 of 1103 variants-1″, -3″ — 15 of 1103 variants-2″, -2″ — 35 of 1103 variants-3″, -2″ — 15 of 1103 variants+0″, -2″ — 58 of 1103 variants-1″, -2″ — 51 of 1103 variants-1″, -1″ — 71 of 1103 variants-2″, -1″ — 44 of 1103 variants-1″, -4″ — 4 of 1103 variants+0″, -3″ — 17 of 1103 variants+0″, -1″ — 101 of 1103 variants-5″, -2″ — 1 of 1103 variants+1″, -1″ — 32 of 1103 variants+1″, -2″ — 38 of 1103 variants-4″, -1″ — 9 of 1103 variants-3″, -1″ — 13 of 1103 variants-2″, -4″ — 2 of 1103 variants-1″, +0″ — 66 of 1103 variants+0″, -4″ — 6 of 1103 variants+1″, +0″ — 22 of 1103 variants+1″, -3″ — 14 of 1103 variants-2″, +0″ — 42 of 1103 variants-3″, -4″ — 2 of 1103 variants-3″, +0″ — 21 of 1103 variants+1″, -4″ — 4 of 1103 variants-1″, +1″ — 56 of 1103 variants+0″, +1″ — 122 of 1103 variants-4″, +0″ — 6 of 1103 variants+1″, +1″ — 8 of 1103 variants-4″, -2″ — 2 of 1103 variants+2″, -3″ — 2 of 1103 variants-2″, +1″ — 16 of 1103 variants-3″, -3″ — 1 of 1103 variants-1″, -5″ — 1 of 1103 variants-5″, -1″ — 1 of 1103 variants-5″, +0″ — 1 of 1103 variants+0″, +2″ — 24 of 1103 variants-3″, +1″ — 4 of 1103 variants-1″, +2″ — 13 of 1103 variants+2″, -2″ — 1 of 1103 variants+1″, -5″ — 1 of 1103 variants-4″, +1″ — 1 of 1103 variantsR.A. offset ″ → east leftDecl. offset ″
Variant orbits1103
Distinct positions 43
MPC rounds offsets to whole arcseconds — this cloud is small enough that the rounding dominates
Cloud extent ±5″ RA · ±5″ Dec
Scatteredness 7″ × 7″
L01 field2600″ × 2600″
One pointing covers 100.0%

Drawn from MPC's own variant-orbit offsets, at the same epoch as their plot. Each orbit is one solution consistent with the observations so far; the ring marks the nominal position, and the field box appears only when it is comparable in size to the cloud.

Dot size shows how many variants share a position. MPC publishes these offsets rounded to whole arcseconds, so a tightly constrained object has thousands of orbits landing on a handful of grid points — their own picture is drawn from unrounded values and looks smoother. Sizing by count puts that density back rather than stacking invisible dots. Hover any dot for its share.