Greetings from the International Astronomical Search Collaboration
Congratulations!!
A. Singh from Ryan International School (Rohini) made his fourth NEO confirmation on August 4th. He measured the near-Earth object 2010 PP2. The NEO is a rare Mars-crossing asteroid, which gets as close as 1.24 AU and far away as 3.43 AU from the Sun. It passes within 0.23 AU of Earth and takes 3.56 years to orbit the Sun.
1 AU = 150 million km (average distance between Earth and the Sun)
Congratulations to A. Singh. Four NEO confirmations is a very impressive accomplishment!!
Object Students School Location Date
2010 NB A. Singh Ryan International School, Rohini India 07/02/10
2010 NM Singh & Wadhwa Ryan International School, Rohini India 07/06/10
2010 NB2 A. Singh Ryan International School, Rohini India 07/15/10
2010 PP2 A. Singh Ryan International School, Rohini India 08/04/10
With some perserverance and practice, your students can also make important observations such as an NEO confirmation. They might even discover a Main Belt asteroid.
Happy Hunting!!
Dr. Patrick Miller
Department of Mathematics & Astronomy
Holland School of Science & Mathematics
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, TX 79698
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