Congratulations to S. Arya, R. Jain, S. Kesri, & P. Kumar from S.P.A.C.E. - Team I. On May 30th they confirmed the near-Earth object (NEO) 2011 JP29. This observation was linked to SAC0001 reported in BZ47838-0530-24.
2011 JP29 is an Amor class asteroid. This type of asteroid has an orbit between the orbits of Earth and Mars. This particular object comes within 0.08 AU (1 AU = 150,000,000 km) from Earth.
An NEO confirmation is not a discovery. It is the second observation of an NEO, and is important since it confirms the existence of the NEO and better assesses the risk that it will impact Earth. For the foreseeable future 2011 JP29 does not pose an impact hazard.
Congratulations to these four students, and...
Happy Hunting!!
Dr. Patrick Miller
2011 JP29 is an Amor class asteroid. This type of asteroid has an orbit between the orbits of Earth and Mars. This particular object comes within 0.08 AU (1 AU = 150,000,000 km) from Earth.
An NEO confirmation is not a discovery. It is the second observation of an NEO, and is important since it confirms the existence of the NEO and better assesses the risk that it will impact Earth. For the foreseeable future 2011 JP29 does not pose an impact hazard.
Congratulations to these four students, and...
Happy Hunting!!
Dr. Patrick Miller
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