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Recent close pass of Apollo asteroid 2025 EF4 spied

An object measuring some 30-70 m across was discovered on an Earth-approaching course on 2025 March 11 by Santel Observatory,

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Section Officers, Asteroids and Remote Planets Section

On 2008 October 29 Richard Miles became Section Director. Other officers are; Assistant Director (Astrometry) – Peter Birtwhistle Assistant Director

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NASA Lucy mission to 617 Patroclus-Menoetius

In the Minor Planet Bulletin 51-3 p.212, Richard Binzel sent out a call for observations to assist with the targetting

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Asteroid 2024 RW1 discovered hours before Earth Impact

At 06:39 UT on 4 September, the Catalina Sky Survey detected an asteroid on a possible collision course with the

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All about Asteroids and Remote Planets

Books Space exploration of asteroids (NASA) Space exploration of asteroids (ESA) Links Asteroids – where are they ? New definitions

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What to observe

Last updated 2013 March 12 Observing This section will list objects and projects which interested observers may like to incorporate

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Links

Introduction Listed here are websites referenced elsewhere on this site plus some others which may be of interest. Mostly the

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Asteroid 2168 Swope light curve 2024 08 31

Over the past few days several observers have contributed to this light curve.  This previously unknown period is somewhat surprising

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Asteroid 5203 Pavarotti light curve 2024 08 28

5203 Pavarotti Light curve 2024 08 28   Latest news on the light curve for 5203 Pavarotti is that it

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Asteroids (and Dwarf Planets) – where are they ?

Introduction  All asteroids orbit our Sun, apart from the recent discovery of the interstellar visitor, 1I/2017 U1 better known as

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