Observatorio Astronómico De La Sagra
Duende
Among the asteroids discovered and tracked by Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca thanks to its four remotely operated telescopes and to the clear skies of Sierra de la Sagra, on 15 February 2012, a team coordinated by Jaume Nomen, astronomer at OAM located the asteroid Duende, and calculated that the following year, more specifically on 15 February 2013, it would pass 27,700 km (17,200 mi) from Earth, the closest known distance an asteroid of that absolute magnitude has come to the planet, and well within the geosynchronous orbit, of the geosynchronous satellites at 35,786 km (22,236 mi).
La Sagra Sky Survey
The La Sagra Sky Survey (LSSS) was an astronomical survey conducted at La Sagra Observatory. The numbered comets 233P/La Sagra, 279P/La Sagra and 324P/La Sagra were discovered by LSSS.
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Guia sobre el asteroide 2012 DA14
- ^ Observatorio de La Sagra
- ^ (in English) Minor Planet Center: Minor Planet Discoverers
- ^ "Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra". Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ Paul Chodas & Don Yeomans (1 February 2013). "Asteroid 2012 DA14 To Pass Very Close to the Earth on February 15, 2013". NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Asteroid 2012 DA14 set for record-breaking Earth pass" BBC. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ Braenig, R. A. "Orbital mechanics" Archived 4 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 15 February 2013.