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Help with identifying interloper in FOV

CMJA
Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Tue, 09/02/2014 - 05:48

While doing a time-series on GD 552 a bright object entered the FOV from the west. It took 103 minutes to move 15 arc min. My first guess is a satellite, but its slow movement has me second-guessing. Any thoughts?

See an image and a movie here: http://www.newcastleobservatory.ca/node/244

Michael

CMJA
Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Wed, 09/03/2014 - 00:33
Movie

Hi Barbara,

Sorry about that. I forgot to set one of many "web publishing switches" to give the correct public permissions. it should be OK now.

Michael

HJZ
Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Tue, 09/02/2014 - 17:20
Help with identifying interloper in FOV

You might send a note to Brian Warner to see if it is one of his minions (asteroid)

CMJA
Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Wed, 09/03/2014 - 03:19
Help with identifying interloper in FOV

Thanks Brian. I had forgotten about MPC's checker. Now have it bookmarked. It turns out that it was comet C/2014 E2 (Jacques)! laugh

I updated my web page: http://www.newcastleobservatory.ca/node/244

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Without the date/time of the image as well as the RA/Dec, it's difficult to say what this is. Your descirption sounds very much like an asteroid. Try this link

http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/cgi-bin/checkmp.cgi

Clear Skies,
Brian

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