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The Role of Small Telescopes in the Discovery and Follow-up of Near Earth Objects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Andrea Boattini
Andrea Boattini*
Affiliation:
Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Sede di Monte Porzio Catone, 00040 Monte Porzio Catone (RM), Italy

Abstract

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The discovered population of Near Earth Objects (asteroids and comets) consists of more than 1,300 bodies. Small telescopes provided with a large field of view have played a major role in the field, contributing to the discovery of about 95% of the total known population. We present a brief summary of the steps that have led to the present knowledge and suggestions to improve it. A proposal for accessing archival images to search for previous apparitions is presented.

Type
VI. Solar System Studies
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 183: Small-Telescope Astronomy on Global Scales , 2001 , pp. 233 - 239
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001

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