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| » | INTEGRAL_SPIACS trigger 5506-0
Possible GRB The event time is 2009-04-25T09:05:16 UT. Location RA 0.1193 Dec 0.0518 (J2000) |
| » | SWIFT_XRT_Position trigger 350311-0
Possible GRB The event time is 2009-04-24T14:45:29 UT. Location RA 189.52 Dec 16.836 (J2000) uncer ... |
| » | SWIFT_UVOT_Darkburst trigger 350311-0
Possible GRB The event time is 2009-04-24T14:30:48 UT. Location RA 189.52 Dec 16.843 (J2000) |
| » | SWIFT_UVOT_Darkburst_proc trigger 350311-0
Possible GRB The event time is 2009-04-24T14:30:48 UT. Location RA 189.52 Dec 16.843 (J2000) |
| » | SWIFT_UVOT_Findchart trigger 350311-0
Possible GRB The event time is 2009-04-24T14:29:28 UT. Location RA 189.52 Dec 16.843 (J2000) |
Date published: not known
 | North 43o 54' 57" West 78o 34' 59" 95m ASL MPC Observatory Code H61 Global Telescope Network Partner GTN-33 |
Thursday 20 November 2008
Observatory Code Assigned by the Minor Planet Center
Michael Cook,Thursday 20 November 2008 - 02:25:32 //Comments are turned off for this item
On Wednesday, November 19 at 4:31 PM EST, Newcastle Observatory was advised via e-mail from Gareth Williams, Associate Director of the Minor Planet Center (MPC), that it was assigned observatory code H61. This signifies that Newcastle Observatory is capable of making astrometric observations of acceptable quality.
Part of the observatory's mission will now be to gather astrometric observations of small solar system objects (minor planets or asteroids and comets) and submit those measurements to the Minor Planet Center on a regular basis. The goal is to obtain follow up observations on objects so that their orbits can be better defined.
The MPC operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), under the auspices of Division III of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The SAO is a "research institute" of the Smithsonian Institution. It is joined with the Harvard College Observatory (HCO) to form the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA), and is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Part of the observatory's mission will now be to gather astrometric observations of small solar system objects (minor planets or asteroids and comets) and submit those measurements to the Minor Planet Center on a regular basis. The goal is to obtain follow up observations on objects so that their orbits can be better defined.
The MPC operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), under the auspices of Division III of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The SAO is a "research institute" of the Smithsonian Institution. It is joined with the Harvard College Observatory (HCO) to form the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA), and is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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