NEO Confirmation!!!!
Congratulations go to A. Singh from Ryan International School, Rohini, for the NEO confirmation of 2010 NB.
An NEO confirmation is the second observation of a recently-discovered near-Earth object. The second observation is critical since it confirms the existence of the object and refines the orbit calculation to better assess the probability that Earth will be impacted.
2010 NB is an Apollo-class near-Earth object (NEO), which means its orbit crosses Earth's orbit posing an impact hazard. Its average distance from the Sun is 1.03 AU (Earth is at 1.00 AU) and comes it within 0.05 AU (7.5 million kilometers) of Earth. It is not considered to be a potentially hazardous asteroid since it has a fairly low impact probability.
Good job, A. Singh!!
Image Sets Available
Image sets are available for all of the schools from India. Check your folder!!
After four days, the image sets are removed from the school folders as new sets are added. It is important that your students analyze their sets, and should do so as soon as possible.
So far of the 28 image sets uploaded into the folders, only 4 MPC reports have been submitted. Remember to send those reports by email only to Dr. Miller atiascsearch@hsutx.edu
As more image sets become available, they will be uploaded immediately into the school folders. In the meanwhile, keep a watch on your folder and...
Happy Hunting!!
Dr. Patrick Miller
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