A New Protocol for the Astrometric Follow-up of Near Earth Asteroids |
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| Authors: | A. Boattini G. D’Abramo G. B. Valsecchi A. Carusi |
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| Affiliation: | (1) INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Via Frascati 33, Monteporzio Catone, Roma, 00040, Italy;(2) Department of Physics, Università di Tor Vergata, Roma, 00133, Italy;(3) INAF-IASF, Via Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Roma, Italy |
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| Abstract: | A new protocol was devised to improve the efficiency of astrometric follow-up observations of Near Earth Asteroids for the accurate determination of their orbits. It was implemented in the activities of the Spaceguard Central Node (SCN, a facility of the Spaceguard Foundation, established with the support of the European Space Agency) in the form of a Priority List. Here we describe this protocol and results obtained during five years of activity (2000–2004). |
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| Keywords: | Astrometry celestial mechanics minor planets Near Earth Objects solar system |
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