Advanced Research In Sky Surveillance: A Search For Low-luminosity Objects
Abstract
The new CCD was installed. Improvements were made in the software and in the operation and the system is working well. All through the year the telescope has been assigned for eighteen nights per month. Large numbers of main-belt asteroids have been found. It has been found that objects smaller than 2 meters occur two orders of magnitude more frequently that expected from extrapolation of the size-frequency relation of the larger near-Earth objects. The design of the new 1.8-meter Spacewatch Telescope has begun.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 31, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA264832
Entities
People
- Tom Gehrels
Organizations
- University of Arizona