Asteroid

David Golynskiy Adrian BoysselleDeepak Joseph

2010 CK12

• Not quite a planet Not quite a meteoroid

• Main asteroid belt• Types

– C-type – S-type– M-type

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_belt

Asteroids

NEOs (Near Earth Objects)

• What is an NEO?• How close to be considered an NEO?• What is considered to be an NEO?• Why is it important?

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/dbak/images/public/science/asteroid_2004_mn4_near.jpg

International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC)

A public education outreach program

IASC Staff & Contributors – Patrick Miller (Hardin-Simmons) IASC

Director– Robert Holmes (Astronomical Research Institute) ARI

Director– Leonid Elenin(Russian Academy of Science) IASC

Astronomer

What We DoOrder of Operation

1. Obtain telescope imagesa) Astronomical Research Institute (ARI)b) NASA WISE satellite

2. Use Astrometrica to observe/collect data

3. Compile findings in MPC report4. Send to Patrick Miller

NASA Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)

• Launched December 2009• New generation Infrared technology• Mission:

– Asteroids -Comets– N.E.O. -Detailed look at

Milky Way– Dim stars -Size Distribution– Ultra-luminous Infrared Galaxies

Astrometrica• 15 min

images

• Good asteroid

• Interference

• Hot pixels

Astrometrica

• Graph-Distribution-Broad peak

• Magnitude

MPC Report

• Minor Planet Center • Data of the marked asteroid includes;• Position

- Right ascension- Declination

• Name of the object• Limiting Magnitude

N E O Follow Ups

• NEO Confirmations-Refining the calculations of unknown NEO orbits.

• NEO Observations-Further data calculations of known NEO.

Results • Discovered asteroid 2010 CK12 on (02/12/2010)

• Made N.E.O. follow up’s : – 2009 WL1 02/08/2010– 2010 CC19 02/17/2010– 2004 XD50 03/06/2010

– W008WVT 03/06/2010– 2009 XC2 03/07/2010– C/2010 D4 (Comet) 03/06/2010

Conclusion

• Participated in IASC campaign (Feb - March)

• Used Astrometrica and telescope/WISE images to find Asteroids and NEO’s

• UT Austin (Physics Joint Meeting)

• For future students: persistence

Special Thanks To…

• IASC Staff• Professor Michael Broyles• Professor Greg Sherman• Collin College • UT Austin