Observation by Nick James: Asteroid 8914

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2017 Mar 25 - 20:12

Uploaded

2017 Mar 26 - 18:22

Objects

8914 Nickjames

Equipment

C11 + FLI CCD

Exposure

40x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

8914 NickJames

Title

Asteroid 8914

About this image

The faint streak at the centre of this image is the 18th magnitude asteroid 8914. It was discovered by UK amateur Brian Manning in 1995 and originally called 1995 YP2. I was honoured that Brian named it after me and I track it down every now and again to make sure that nobody has stolen it.

Files associated with this observation

8914_20170325_2012_ndj.jpg (306.1 kB)

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Comments

Richard Miles, 2017 Apr 03 - 02:49 UTC

Waiting for you to embark on an observing challenge to study Nickjames in more detail.

How quickly does this particular body spin, I wonder?

Is there anything anomalous about its light curve? And what happens by way of its Opposition Surge?

All questions that could benefit by way of answers!

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