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Observatory Code E17 (Leura)              Long    150d    20'     30"    Lat  -33d    42'    22"    Altitude 950m    Time UT+10h

Observatory Code E19 ( Kingsgrove)    Long    151d     5'     45"     Lat  -33d    56'    51"    Altitude 60m      Time: UT+10h

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Light curves found in 2007. All period are light time corrected.

* Published light curve.

System used and location  :

1. SCT 0.25m f/5.2 , CCD Camera ST402ME; Location  E19

2. SCT 0.35m f/11 , CCD camera ST 9 XE; Location E17

Bracket next to Date Range indicate the location and system used.

 

21 Lutetia*

P_Comb : 24.627h + 0.002h

Amplitude: 0.08m + 0.02 m

P_Coll: 8.1684h + 0.0004h

Amplitude:0.05m + 0.03m(April and June2)

0.07m + 0.03m (June1)

 

Number of sessions:12

Data points:>1000

Date range:17/04 - 04/07 (1)

Work in collaboration with Colin Bembrick group.

Further study by Bembrick et al. revealed a more probable period of 8.1655h.

178 Belisana*

Period: 24.6510h + 0.0003h

amplitude: 0.13m + 0.02m

Period: 12.321h + 0.002h

Amplitude: 0.10m + 0.03m

H=9.38:D=41.68km:Albedo=0.180:
Class=S:

PA=14.0-0.3-16.7

LPAB=245-248:BPAB=0-(-1)

 

Number of sessions: 11

Data points:420

Date Range: 28/04 - 04/07 (1)

Favourable apparition suggested from CALL website with opposition mag. of 12.3m on 27/05. Previous derived period  of 12.321h with U=2.

The last session on 4th July shows that the curve must be bimodal with more refined period.

2 possible periods with the second being 12.321h. Longer observing sessions required to nail down the correct period.

162 Laurentia* Initial Period: 11.8686h + 0.0003h

Amplitude: 0.35m + 0.04m

Number of sessions:14

Data points:826

Date range: 22/03- 21/04 (1)

The amplitude range from 0.26m at the beginning on 22/03 to 0.35h on 21/04. Data joined with  Ric Krajewski from Dark Rossane. Project is now complete.

Selected from CALL website.

226 Weringia* Initial Period: 11.240h + 0.002h

Amplitude: 0.07m + 0.04m

Number of sessions: 6

Date range: 07/08 - 20/09 (1)

Minor planet selected from CALL website.
242 Kriemhild* Derived period: 4.545h + 0.001h

Amplitude: 0.13mag + 0.03mag

Number of sessions from Kingsgrove: 5

Number of sessions from Bagnall: 2

Data points: 763

Date range: 19/01/07-30/01/07 (1)

Light curves are resulted from combined data with Greg Crawford of Bagnall Observatory. Collaboration also with Collin Bembrick.
294 Felicia* Derived period: 10.4227h + 0.0007h

Amplitude: 0.20m + 0.02m

Number of sessions: 5

Data points: 179

Data range: 13/07 - 11/08 (1)

CALL website selection
677 Aaltje* Derived Period: 11.056 + 0.003h

Amplitude: 0.10m + 0.03m

Number of sessions: 4

Data Points: 81

Date range: 20/06 - 04/07 (1)

CALL website indicate good opportunity target for the month of June. with opposition instrumental magnitude of 13.5.  Difficult target with faint milkyway stars in the background.

Previous period derived by C. -I. Lagerkvist to be >10h and amplitude: >0.1m. However observation was only done in 1 night of about 7h session. This resulted in quality of U=1

913 Otila* Period: 4.8720h + 0.0002h

Amplitude: 0.20m + 0.03m

Number of sessions:5

Data Points:160

Date range: 20/04 - 05/30 (1+2)

Selected from CALL website.
1099 Figneria* Period: 13.577h + 0.001h

Amplitude: 0.16m + 0.02m

Number of seesions:10

Data Points: 318

Date range: 25/08 - 28/09 (1+2)

Selected from CALL Website
1240 Centenaria* Period: 11.2907h + 0.0007h

Amplitude: 0.20m + 0.02m

Number of sessions: 6

Data Points: 184

Date range: 13/07 -11/08(1)

 CALL website project. Previous data with U=1 and period was 14h
1244 Deira* Initial Period: 217h + 1h

Amplitude: 0.60 + 0.05m

Number of sessions: 23

Data points: 703

Date range: 3/02 - 21/04 (1)

The data is re-reduced with Canopus 9.5 Comp Star Selector feature. Linkage over the 2.5 months period showing a main period of 217h. Slow rotator with deviation from the mean due to Psyn-sid and tumbling characteristics.
1251 Hedera* Period derived: 19.9000h + 0.0002h

Amplitude: 0.65h + 0.02h (13-14/7)

0.55h + 0.02h (06/08 - 29/08)

Number of sessions:9

Data points: 286

Date range: 13/07 - 01/10 (1)

Selected from CALL website. Light curve Completed. Result is in agreement with Behrend 2007 data where period obtained was 19.915h
1388 Aphrodite* Period: 11.9433h + 0.0005h

Amplitude: 0.80m + 0.05m

Number of sessions:9

Data Points:260

Date range: 28/04 - 23/06 (1+2)

Selected target from CALL website.  Previous derived period is 11.95 with U=2
1432 Ethiopia* Period: 9.8458h + 0.0003h

Amplitude:0.40m + 0.03m

Number of sessions:10

Data points: 260

Date range: 18/07 - 13/09 (1)

Selected target from CALL website. No previous light curve data known. Completed U=3
1607 Mavis* Period:6.1508h + 0.0005h

Amplitude: 0.50m + 0.03m

Number of sessions: 4

Data points: 84

Data range: 15/09 -  23/09

Selected from CALL website. No previous light curve data.
1626 Sadeya* Period:3.4203h + 0.0006h

Amplitude: 0.15m + 0.03m

Number of sessions: 3

Data points: 266

Date range: 26/01 - 30/01 (1)

Selected from CALL website
1830 Pogson Initial Period:2.57359 + 0.00008h

Amplitude:0.10m + 0.03m with event amp. of 0.15m

Number of sessions: 5

Data points: 343

Date range:03/05 - 14/07 (2)

Confirmed Binary: Discovered  by Higgins et al. 11/05/07 and announced in CBET 957. Lower limit for Ds/Dp : 0.32

P_prim: 2.5702 +/- 0.0001 hr

P_orb: 24.240 +/- 0.005 hr

2275 Cuitlahuac* Period : 6.2891h + 0.0004h

Amplitude: 1.10m + 0.05m

Number of sessions: 5

Data Points: 227

Date range: 20/06 -  30/06

Asynchronous binary asteroid survey project.
2378 Pannekoek* Period: 11.8806 + 0.0008h

Amplitude: 0.14m + 0.03m

Number of sessions: 15

Data Points: 311

Data range: 13/11 - 15/01/08

A combination of bad weather and poor elevation of the asteroid preventing few long sessions. Consequently with the numerous short sessions, a trimodal lightcurve of U=2+ is obtained.
4570 Runcorn Initial Period: 57.3h + 0.1h

Amplitude:

Number of sessions:

Data points:

Date range:

Asynchronous binary asteroid survey project
4755 Nicky* Period: 5.057h + 0.002h

Amplitude: 0.40m + 0.03m

Number of sessions: 4

Data Points: 73

Date range: 13/11 -19/11 (1)

Target selected from CALL website
5129 Groom Period: 3.638h + 0.002h

Amplitude:0.25m + 0.03m

Number of sessions: 2

Data points:

Date range: 28/01 - 30/01 (2)

Work in collaboration with David Higgins at Hunters Hill observatory (E14)

Asynchronous binary asteroid survey project.

5477 1989 UH2

P_1: 2.99390 + 0.00008h

Amplitude: 0.10m + 0.05m

Porb: 24.410h + 0.002h

Number of sessions: 13

Data Points: 575

Data range: 16/05 - 07/07 (2)

Asynchronous Binary Asteroid survey project. A returning binary discovered in November 2005 by Warner et al.(CBET288). Estimated basic parameters: Ds/Dp: 0.37 +/- 0.02, P1= 2.9941 +/-0.0002 h
Porb= 24.42 +/-0.02 h

Data reduced with Canopus V9.4.0.1 with dual period search.
 

6615 Plutarchos* Period: 2.3248h + 0.0002h

Amplitude: 0.07m + 0.05m

Number of sessions:12

Data points:382

Date range:10/04 - 21/05 (2)

Serious Binary suspect detected on the phase 0.20 minima. Campaign closed due to faintness of asteroid. Next apparition will be September 2008 and February 2010. Combined data with Don Pray's at  Carbuncle Hill Observatory
10208 1997 QN1 P_1 : 3.34825h + 0.00008h

P_orb: 58.612h + 0.007h

Amplitude: 0.13m + 0.04m

D_2/D_1= 0.46 + 0.02

A/D_1= 4.42

Number of sessions: 22

Data points: 1094

Date range: 07/08 - 15/10 (2)

Binary asteroid survey target.  Binary nature confirmed. Primary events on  25/08 and 11/09. Secondary events on 31/08 and 12/09.  Orbital period is 58.612h

Data reduced with Canopus V9.4.0.1 with dual period search.

Announcement 10208 1997 QN1 in CBET 1087

11780 1942 TB* Period: 295.0h +  0.1h

Amplitude: 0.80m + 0.05m

Number of sessions: 11

Data points : 196

Date range: 01/10 - 13/11(1)

Target was moving very slowly at 10,12,13,14 November using same stars as fixed reference for zero point.
30220 2000 GP126* Period: 3.3670 + 0.0003h

Amplitude: 0.50 + 0.05m

Number of sessions:3

Data Points:153

Date range: 04/07 - 11/07 (2)

Binary asteroid survey target.
41223_1999_XD16* Period: 32.52h + 0.02h

Amplitude: 0.45m + 0.05m

Number of sessions:10

Data Points: 111

Date range: 01/10 - 10/11(1)

CALL target. Data reduced with Canopus V 9.4.0.1 with the new Comp Star Selector module
143243 2002 YA26* Period: 7.688h + 0.003h

Amplitude: 0.28m + 0.02m

Number of sessions: 3

Data points:146

Date range: 13/07 - 15/07

An Outer Main Belt Asteroid. Discovered on 2002-12-30 by Linear. Selected from the list of objects considered as Unusual by MPC.
2006 VV2* Period: 2.43h + 0.03h

Amplitude: 0.24m + 0.03m

Number of sessions: 1

Data points:315

Date: 04/04/07  for 5 hours covering 2 periods (1)

Asynchronous binary asteroid survey project. An NEA on a very favourable close approach to earth.

Further data obtained were unusable due to background stars.