Discovery and follow up of asteroidsAfter a summary of the increasing activity in steroid discovery during the past few years, the importance of carefully thought out observing strategy is discussed, in particular with regard to target selection, observing frequency, and the time distribution of observations. Problems of cataloging and orbit linkage are outlined, inasmuch as they affect individual observers and orbit computers, as well as the work of the Minor Planet Center. There is some discussion of appropriate two-way communication between observers and the Minor Planet Center.
Document ID
19900039948
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bowell, E. (Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Chernykh, N. S. (Krymskaia Astrofizicheskaia Observatoriia Nauchny, Ukrainian SSR, United States)
Marsden, B. G. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)