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Sunday, June 5, 2011

New Preliminary Discovery

New Preliminary Discovery

Congratulations!!  P. Chawla & A. Aggarwal from Bal Bharati Public School, Ganga Ram Hospital Marg, New Delhi made the preliminary discovery of the Main Belt asteroid TOV42I.  They made this observation on June 4th in the image set SL1EBD7-0604-24, linked to BBP8027.

A preliminary discovery is the first observation of a Main Belt asteroid (MBA).  It must be observed a second time in the coming 7-14 days; otherwise, it is considered to be lost by the Minor Planet Center (MPC).  IASC keeps a close watch on second, follow-up observations.  If one is made you will be notified immediately.

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