CERVLV2

L01 · TIČAN STATION

Status

Discovery

digest2 score	97
V magnitude	21.6
H magnitude	22.7
Observations	10
Arc	0.110 d
Not seen	0.82 d
NEOCP note	Updated Sept. 13.32 UT
MPC markers	none

Who observed it

Discovered by	G96 University of Arizona Mt. Lemmon Survey
Telescope	1.5-m reflector + 4K CCD
Usual measurers	T. 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

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 q	0.5234 AU
Eccentricity e	0.7690
Inclination	42.6°
NEO-like	yes
Scatteredness	396″ × 60″
Observed from L01	no

Tonight

Best altitude	57.0° at 20:30 UT
Exposure	28.0 min
Window	0 min
Alt / Az now	42.0° / 241.0°
Sky motion	1.40″/min
Moon separation	117°
Sun altitude	-41°
Ephemeris rows	10 of 20 usable nearSun×6, belowMask×4

Sky-plane uncertainty

Variant orbits	1988
Distinct positions	1306
Cloud extent	±322″ RA · ±31″ Dec
Scatteredness	396″ × 60″
L01 field	2600″ × 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.

Plan entry

* CERVLV2         score=97, obs=10, arc=0.11, notSeen=0.817days, obsExposure=28.0min, scatteredness=(396,60), q=0.523446, e=0.769
   mapLink=http://cgi.minorplanetcenter.net/cgi-bin/uncertaintymap.cgi?Obj=CERVLV2&JD=2461297.166667&Ext=VAR&OC=L01&META=apm11
// 2026 09 13 2030   21 10 10.2 +12 14 02 142.7  21.6    1.46  302.9  354  +57   -31    0.08  119  -26
// 2026 09 13 2330   21 09 55.4 +12 16 22 142.6  21.6    1.40  302.9  061  +42   -41    0.09  117  -53
2026 09 13 2330   21 09 55.4 +12 16 22 142.6  21.6    1.40  302.9  061  +42   -41    0.09  117  -53