Comets discovered by SPACEWATCH®
Discovery Desig. Name q e i date Obsr. Perihelion ------------ -------------------- --- --- --- ---------- ------ ------------ P/2015 Q1 Scotti 1.8 0.5 22 15 Aug 18 JVS 2015 09 09 C/2015 H1 Bressi 1.9 0.9 140 15 Apr 20 THB 2015 03 28 P/2014 MG4 SPACEWATCH®-PANSTARRS 3.7 0.3 9 14 Jun 20 RAM 2013 06 13 P/2013 YG46 SPACEWATCH® 1.8 0.5 8 14 Dec 27 THB 2017 01 29 C/2013 TW5 SPACEWATCH® 5.8 1.0 31 13 Oct 03 THB 2014 08 17 C/2013 PE67 Catalina-SPACEWATCH® 1.8 1.0 117 13 Aug 03 JVS 2013 12 09 P/2013 A2 Scotti 2.2 0.5 3 13 Jan 06 JVS 2013 02 07 C/2012 T5 Bressi 0.3 1.0 72 12 Oct 14 THB 2013 02 24 P/2011 UA134 SPACEWATCH®-PANSTARRS 2.1 0.6 11 11 Oct 24 THB 2011 12 07 P/2011 U2 Bressi 4.8 0.1 10 11 Oct 24 THB 2012 05 08 C/2011 KP36 SPACEWATCH® 4.9 0.9 19 11 May 21 THB 2016 05 26 P/2011 JB15 SPACEWATCH®-Boattini 5.0 0.3 19 11 May 08 THB 2012 01 21 P/2011 A2 Scotti 1.6 0.5 4 11 Jan 11 JVS 2010 12 22 P/2010 UH55 SPACEWATCH® 2.8 0.6 9 10 Oct 29 JVS 2011 05 10 P/2010 J3 McMillan 2.5 0.7 13 10 May 12 RSM 2010 08 23 P/2010 H5 Scotti 6.0 0.2 14 10 Apr 21 JVS 2010 04 17 P/2010 H4 Scotti 4.8 0.3 2 10 Apr 20 JVS 2010 06 19 C/2010 F3 Scotti 5.4 0.9 5 10 Mar 20 JVS 2010 08 04 C/2010 E5 Scotti 3.9 0.8 18 10 Mar 14 JVS 2009 11 21 P/2010 C1 Scotti 5.2 0.3 9 10 Feb 05 JVS 2009 12 01 P/2009 SK280 SPACEWATCH®-Hill 4.2 0.1 17 09 Sep 17 THB/JVS 2009 04 22 208P/2008 U1 McMillan 2.5 0.4 4 08 Oct 21 RSM 2008 05 13 C/2007 VO53 SPACEWATCH® 4.8 1.0 87 07 Nov 01 THB 2010 04 27 C/2007 D2 SPACEWATCH® 1.2 1.0 179 07 Feb 17 AFT/RSM 2006 11 24 P/2006 XG16 SPACEWATCH® 2.1 0.4 9 06 Dec 10 THB 2007 02 10 C/2006 U6 SPACEWATCH® 2.5 1.0 85 06 Oct 19 JVS 2008 06 05 C/2006 M2 SPACEWATCH® 5.2 1.0 150 06 Jun 19 RSM 2005 11 20 C/2006 GZ2 SPACEWATCH® 3.3 1.0 169 06 Apr 18 RSM 2006 08 22 P/2006 F4 SPACEWATCH® 2.3 0.3 12 06 Mar 26 MTR/RSM 2006 05 03 238P/2005 U1 Read 2.4 0.3 1 05 Oct 24 MTR 2005 07 27 P/2005 T3 Read 6.2 0.2 6 05 Oct 07 MTR 2006 01 11 P/2005 S3 Read 2.8 0.4 3 05 Sep 30 MTR 2006 01 08 P/2005 E1 Tubbiolo 4.4 0.4 4 05 Mar 03 AFT 2005 03 17 P/2005 JN SPACEWATCH® 2.3 0.3 9 05 May 03 RSM 2005 06 20 C/2004 HV60 SPACEWATCH® 3.1 1.0 93 04 Apr 25 JVS 2003 12 22 264P/2004 H3 Larsen 2.4 0.4 25 04 Apr 22 JAL 2004 03 12 280P/2004 H2 Larsen 2.6 0.4 12 04 Apr 19 JAL 2004 05 10 P/2004 DO29 SPACEWATCH®-LINEAR 4.1 0.4 14 04 Feb 17 AEG 2004 10 09 C/2004 C1 Larsen 4.3 0.6 29 04 Feb 12 JAL 2003 03 19 P/2003 L1 Scotti 5.0 0.3 9 03 Jun 04 JVS 2003 03 07 C/2003 K1 SPACEWATCH® 2.1 0.9 130 03 May 23 JAL 2002 12 22 C/2003 A2 Gleason 11.4 1.0 8 03 Jan 10 AEG 2003 11 06 202P/2001 X2 Scotti 2.5 0.3 2 01 Dec 14 JVS 2001 10 14 244P/2000 Y3 Scotti 4.0 0.2 2 00 Dec 30 JVS 2000 10 23 C/2000 Y1 Tubbiolo 8.0 1.0 138 00 Dec 16 AFT 2001 02 02 P/2000 S4 LINEAR-SPACEWATCH® 2.3 0.7 28 00 Oct 02 TG 2000 10 19 C/2000 OF8 SPACEWATCH® 2.2 1.0 152 00 Jul 24 ASD/JAL 2001 08 05 C/2000 A1 Montani 9.7 1.0 25 00 Jan 05 JLM 2000 07 13 C/1998 M6 Montani 6.0 1.0 92 98 Jun 30 JLM 1998 10 06 C/1998 M3 Larsen 5.8 1.0 113 98 Jun 24 JAL 1998 07 17 200P/1997 V1 Larsen 3.3 0.3 12 97 Nov 03 JAL 1997 09 14 C/1997 P2 SPACEWATCH® 4.3 1.0 15 97 Aug 12 TG 1997 08 31 C/1997 G2 Montani 3.1 1.0 70 97 Apr 12 JLM 1998 04 16 P/1997 G1 Montani 4.2 0.4 4 97 Apr 09 JLM 1997 04 06 C/1997 BA6 SPACEWATCH® 3.4 1.0 73 97 Jan 31 TG 1999 11 28 270P/1997 C1 Gehrels 4 3.6 0.5 3 97 Feb 01 TG 1996 01 29 269P/1996 A1 Jedicke 2 4.1 0.4 7 96 Jan 14 RJ 1995 08 15 179P/1995 A1 Jedicke 1 4.1 0.3 20 95 Jan 08 RJ 1993 08 17 113P/1993 U2 P/Spitaler 2.1 0.4 6 93 Oct 24 JVS 1994 01 28 C/1992 J1 SPACEWATCH® 3.0 1.0 124 92 May 01 DLR 1993 09 06 125P/1991 R2 P/SPACEWATCH® 1.5 0.5 10 91 Sep 08 TG 1990 12 22
Note: Please see the MPC Observable Comets page for high-precision, up-to-date elements and ephemerides for comets (elements in this table are for description, only).
Centaurs and/or Scattered Disk Objects discovered by SPACEWATCH®
Desig. a e incl q Q H Disc. Date MagV "/hr Perm. Num. Name Observer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 AE193 31.059 0.468 10.3 16.524 45.593 8.1 2016 01 14 20.4 6.3 THB 2015 HO171 8.650 0.232 33.3 6.640 10.659 11.8 2015 04 23 21.1 19.6 RAM 2012 BR61 21.659 0.461 2.0 11.683 31.635 9.4 2012 01 21 20.4 7.6 RSM 2009 HH36 12.756 0.448 23.3 7.045 18.467 10.7 2009 04 14 19.8 31.3 332685 JVS 2008 UZ6 27.438 0.615 35.8 10.555 44.322 10.6 2008 10 22 21.2 9.4 309741 JVS 2008 SJ236 10.955 0.438 6.0 6.158 15.752 12.2 2008 09 29 20.3 12.4 309737 THB 2007 DU112 40.693 0.778 15.7 9.041 72.345 11.2 2007 02 23 20.9 7.5 241097 JVS 2007 JG43 35.188 0.677 3.6 11.357 59.019 9.3 2007 05 10 20.9 8.3 187661 JVS 2005 UJ438 17.734 0.537 3.8 8.215 27.253 10.3 2005 10 28 20.6 9.8 145486 (=2003 UA118) RSM 2004 CJ39 12.959 0.482 3.6 6.715 19.204 14.0 2004 02 14 22.4 12.2 RSM 2003 WL7 20.073 0.255 11.2 14.949 25.198 9.0 2003 11 16 21.1 6.1 136240 AFT 2003 UY117 55.181 0.412 7.5 32.463 77.899 6.3 2003 10 22 21.5 3.6 143707 AEG 2003 UA118 17.539 0.530 3.8 8.249 26.830 10.5 2003 10 27 22.0 9.4 145486 (=2005 UJ438) AEG 2002 DH5 22.185 0.369 22.5 13.993 30.378 10.2 2002 02 20 22.5 8.1 JVS 2001 SQ73 17.409 0.175 17.5 14.364 20.453 9.7 2001 09 19 21.8 6.8 119315 JVS 2001 FZ173 87.100 0.628 12.7 32.422 142.000 6.2 2001 03 24 21.9 4.0 82155 MTR 2001 BL41 9.774 0.294 12.5 6.905 12.642 11.7 2001 01 19 20.2 14.9 63252 JLM 2000 YW134 58.009 0.290 19.8 41.208 74.811 5.0 2000 12 26 21.5 2.8 82075 JVS 2000 EC98 10.767 0.455 4.3 5.865 15.668 9.5 2000 03 03 21.0 7.1 60558 Echeclus THB 1999 TD10 95.139 0.871 6.0 12.283 178.000 8.8 1999 10 03 18.9 7.8 29981 JVS 1998 TF35 26.114 0.377 12.7 16.256 35.972 9.3 1998 10 12 22.4 5.7 52975 Cyllarus TG 1998 SG35 8.392 0.309 15.6 5.800 10.983 11.3 1998 09 19 21.3 11.1 52872 Okyrhoe JVS 1998 BU48 33.396 0.383 14.2 20.609 46.184 7.2 1998 01 22 21.8 4.5 33128 JAL 1997 CU26 15.869 0.176 23.4 13.077 18.662 6.4 1997 02 15 17.9 7.9 10199 Chariklo JVS 1996 RX33 23.868 0.204 9.4 19.009 28.728 9.3 1996 09 08 22.3 6.7 TG 1996 GQ21 95.030 0.597 13.3 38.261 152.000 5.2 1996 04 12 21.2 3.3 26181 JLM 1996 AS20 35.787 0.621 10.6 13.565 58.009 9.3 1996 01 14 21.5 5.5 RJ 1996 AR20 15.197 0.627 6.2 5.666 24.729 14.0 1996 01 12 21.6 14.3 RJ 1995 TL8 52.246 0.234 0.2 40.039 64.453 5.4 1995 10 15 21.6 2.6 48639 AEG 1995 SN55 23.564 0.663 5.0 7.938 39.190 6.0 1995 09 20 22.2 3.7 TG 1995 GO 17.958 0.619 17.6 6.833 29.083 9.0 1995 04 05 20.9 8.8 8405 Asbolus JVS 1993 HA2 24.591 0.520 15.6 11.796 37.386 9.6 1993 04 26 20.1 8.7 7066 Nessus DLR 1992 AD 20.433 0.573 24.7 8.729 32.136 7.0 1992 01 09 17.0 13.1 5145 Pholus DLR Note added 2005 Nov 23: above, 2003 UA118 = 2005 UJ438. Note added 2006 Jan 10: (60558) Echeclus, observed to display cometary coma at Palomar 5-m Tel., on 2005 Dec 30, by Choi & Weissman, of JPL. Note added 2006 Apr 05; (60558) Echeclus, = Comet 174/P, observed to have developed coma with a complicated structure, by S. Tegler, W. Romanishin, and G. Consolmagno, imaging in R-band with the Vatican 1.8-m VAT telescope on Mt. Graham, Arizona. Note added 2006 Jun 27; (60558) Echeclus, Comet 174/P, found to be binary, or fragmented. See CBET Electronic Telegram No. 563; 2006 June 27.
TNOs discovered by SPACEWATCH®
Desig. a e incl q Q H Disc. Date MagV "/hr Perm. Num. Name Observer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 AH2 47.488 0.186 16.2 38.656 56.320 5.6 2010 01 06 21.4 3.7 RSM 2004 EW95 39.723 0.320 29.2 26.999 52.447 7.0 2004 03 14 21.7 4.3 120216 AEG 2003 WU172 39.745 0.283 4.1 28.512 50.979 6.7 2003 11 21 21.6 4.3 JAL 2003 UZ117 44.086 0.130 27.5 38.351 49.821 5.2 2003 10 24 21.7 3.0 AEG 2003 MW12 45.529 0.088 21.5 41.522 49.536 3.8 2003 06 21 20.9 2.4 174567 (USNA) 2002 UX25 42.538 0.143 19.5 36.461 48.615 3.6 2002 10 30 20.4 3.0 55637 JLM 2000 WR106 43.007 0.051 17.2 40.804 45.210 3.7 2000 11 28 20.0 2.3 20000 Varuna RSM 2000 GN171 39.715 0.288 10.8 28.296 51.134 6.0 2000 04 01 19.9 4.0 47932 AEG 1998 VG44 39.199 0.251 3.0 29.344 49.054 6.5 1998 11 14 21.8 4.2 33340 JAL 1998 SN165 37.749 0.043 4.6 36.143 39.356 5.8 1998 09 23 21.4 5.2 35671 JVS 1998 SM165 47.422 0.369 13.5 29.923 64.922 5.8 1998 09 16 22.1 3.8 26308 JLM 1996 TC68 41.970 0.072 21.8 38.934 45.007 6.2 1996 10 12 22.4 3.1 JLM 1995 SM55 41.677 0.104 27.1 37.359 45.996 4.8 1995 09 19 21.2 2.8 24835 TG
Other Unusual Objects discovered by SPACEWATCH®
Desig. a e incl q Q H Disc. Date MagV "/hr Perm. Num. Observer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014 UR50 3.260 0.527 5.4 1.541 4.978 19.0 2014 10 21 20.8 31.2 THB 2014 EV22 5.890 0.246 3.1 4.441 7.340 14.3 2014 03 08 20.7 20.6 RAM 2013 AY60 2.661 0.509 2.8 1.306 4.016 21.7 2013 01 09 21.0 44.3 THB 2012 SH6 3.207 0.552 18.7 1.436 4.979 19.3 2012 09 16 19.8 92.2 RSM 2012 HD2 62.060 0.959 146.9 2.553 122 15.4 2012 04 18 19.7 125.4 JVS 2011 YU75 7.490 0.766 16.8 1.749 13.231 17.0 2011 12 26 20.5 26.6 RSM 2011 YN56 6.257 0.384 9.5 3.853 8.660 15.1 2011 12 29 21.4 20.4 RSM 2010 JW176 3.086 0.554 32.7 1.377 4.795 18.6 2010 05 13 19.3 96.3 THB 2010 AY58 3.288 0.576 23.9 1.396 5.181 19.8 2010 01 12 21.0 86.7 RSM 2009 SU186 7.442 0.475 8.2 3.908 10.977 14.2 2009 09 21 21.2 11.8 JVS 2009 SR143 3.871 0.524 5.9 1.842 5.900 16.4 2009 09 19 19.6 23.9 MTR 2009 KC5 2.875 0.518 5.1 1.384 4.365 19.7 2009 05 26 19.4 23.5 JVS 2009 DL26 8.549 0.558 2.6 3.777 13.321 11.1 2009 02 21 21.1 11.7 AFT 2009 BM124 5.068 0.494 13.3 2.565 7.571 16.8 2009 01 31 20.9 24.0 RSM 2008 SU 2.986 0.536 7.1 1.385 4.588 20.1 2008 09 22 20.1 48.9 RSM 2008 RX110 4.149 0.607 2.8 1.630 6.669 16.8 2008 09 03 22.1 16.3 THB 2008 DS83 3.221 0.572 1.8 1.380 5.063 18.5 2008 02 24 21.0 35.2 THB 2008 BN18 34.028 0.923 28.8 2.613 65.443 13.8 2008 01 30 19.5 39.6 THB 2008 BG2 2.998 0.553 19.0 1.341 4.655 16.9 2008 01 18 20.0 125.9 THB 2008 AQ28 3.075 0.560 27.8 1.354 4.796 19.4 2008 01 11 19.6 139.1 JVS 2007 VG10 2.823 0.511 6.2 1.382 4.265 20.5 2007 11 05 20.2 43.3 THB 2007 VR6 3.421 0.586 68.6 1.417 5.424 16.5 2007 11 01 20.3 76.4 THB 2007 TE106 2.958 0.524 17.4 1.409 4.508 19.9 2007 10 15 20.2 95.0 RSM 2007 JV9 3.130 0.529 23.4 1.474 4.786 20.5 2007 05 10 20.4 120.4 JVS 2007 DP50 6.233 0.382 3.1 3.851 8.615 14.6 2007 02 17 20.3 21.9 AFT 2006 VD170 2.958 0.547 9.4 1.339 4.577 17.8 2006 11 11 19.4 40.3 RSM 2006 UE63 4.294 0.628 6.2 1.597 6.991 19.8 2006 10 21 20.5 25.2 JVS 2006 SV301 5.110 0.496 5.3 2.574 7.647 14.3 2006 09 26 20.2 42.4 JVS 2006 SO134 19.696 0.832 4.2 3.299 36.093 16.3 2006 09 19 21.4 15.2 JVS 2006 BV7 3.601 0.532 61.8 1.686 5.516 19.5 2006 01 22 21.0 168.8 MB 2005 WY3 7.218 0.752 29.1 1.789 12.646 13.4 2005 11 21 22.0 8.9 308607 MTR 2005 VU5 2.806 0.513 27.1 1.366 4.246 21.5 2005 11 10 20.6 185.9 RSM 2005 UV187 3.311 0.538 6.9 1.530 5.092 18.7 2005 10 27 21.0 40.9 THB 2005 TJ50 9.224 0.590 110.3 3.782 14.666 15.2 2005 10 05 21.2 55.8 RSM 2005 SY25 2.676 0.508 5.6 1.318 4.034 21.2 2005 09 29 20.6 20.2 MTR 2005 NC7 3.004 0.512 14.0 1.468 4.541 16.2 2005 07 05 20.3 150.0 MTR 2004 TS166 3.341 0.555 3.5 1.488 5.194 20.4 2004 10 07 20.6 20.1 AFT 2004 TA9 2.814 0.511 2.1 1.375 4.253 21.6 2004 10 06 21.0 16.4 AFT 2004 RR109 3.247 0.549 51.3 1.464 5.029 17.5 2004 09 10 20.0 92.3 JVS 2004 LH18 3.490 0.574 9.1 1.487 5.493 19.5 2004 06 14 21.1 84.7 MB 2004 FP146 2.989 0.543 11.8 1.366 4.611 21.1 2004 03 31 21.0 82.6 THB 2004 FC29 3.105 0.505 28.9 1.535 4.674 19.8 2004 03 28 20.2 123.8 AEG 2004 CM111 33.180 0.851 4.7 4.942 61.417 14.2 2004 02 13 21.5 16.2 JAL 2003 UY283 33.454 0.895 18.9 3.506 63.401 15.3 2003 10 18 20.9 21.3 AEG 2003 JC11 3.055 0.559 26.5 1.349 4.762 18.6 2003 05 01 21.0 60.8 JVS 2001 XL16 3.204 0.530 1.7 1.505 4.903 20.6 2001 12 10 21.8 6.8 JVS 1998 WL34 5.822 0.363 14.2 3.708 7.935 13.9 1998 11 16 19.2 24.4 JLM 1998 BC34 3.314 0.562 17.2 1.452 5.175 21.0 1998 01 22 20.9 89.5 JAL 1995 WL3 4.485 0.626 18.9 1.680 7.291 19.0 1995 11 18 20.3 63.2 JVS 1995 KG1 2.886 0.541 31.6 1.325 4.447 19.5 1995 05 31 18.8 218.6 DLR 1993 VC 2.778 0.531 3.2 1.303 4.254 20.5 1993 11 08 19.7 30.3 RJ
"Unusual " objects are asteroids which do not fit other categories defined by the Minor Planet Center, but seem characterized by high eccentricities, and in some cases high inclinations.
Acronym Key (and key to Observer(s)'s names): N/G = Not Given Pnd = Magnitude pending AEG = Arianna Gleason AFT = Andrew Tubbiolo ASD = Anne Descour DLR = David Rabinowitz JAL = Jeff Larsen JLM = Joe Montani JVS = Jim Scotti MB = Miwa Block MTR = Mike Read RAM = Ron Mastaler RJ = Robert Jedicke RSM = Robert McMillan TG = Tom Gehrels THB = Terry Bressi USNA= U.S. Naval Academy: J. A. Larsen (JAL), and E. A. Roe, measurers; discovered in SPACEWATCH® archival data; discovery, precovery, and followup; discovery observer, AFT. FMO = FMO Project reviewer