Northolt Branch Obs

Situated in London, the Northolt Branch Observatories (Z80 Z37) are dedicated to minor planet and cometary astrometry. G Wells FRAS, D Bamberger. #IAWN

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@chrislintott 🔭🔭🔭

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@LewisHamilton We are delighted to inform you that the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has followed our suggestion and has officially named asteroid (508440) 2016 LH7 as “Lewishamilton” in your honour. https://t.co/H26FI6Vfrp

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I am proud to announce that @NBObservatories have been awarded a 2025 Shoemaker NEO Grant by The Planetary Society! 🎉🔭🌠
https://t.co/dZlD0Hh4Ze

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@BBCStargazing #IAWN 🔭👊🏼

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Aten-type asteroid 2006 WB. Diameter 73-160m. First observed by Catalina Sky Survey on the 16th of Nov 2006. Close approach today. Distance: 891,000 km from Earth. We observed it at +13.4 mag #IAWN #QHY42Pro @QHYCCD @esaoperations @RoyalAstroSoc @AsteroidWatch

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@NASAJPL 👊🏼🔭

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@AsteroidWatch @NASA 👊🏼🔭

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.@NASAJPL's Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing two asteroids, designated #2024MK and #2011UL21, as they safely passed by Earth.

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#IAWN #QHY42Pro @QHYCCD @AsteroidWatch @esa @BBCStargazing @RoyalAstroSoc @earthskyscience @SPACEdotcom @esaoperations

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Apollo-type PHA 2024 MK. Diameter 110-250m. First observed by ATLAS South Africa 16th of June. Close approach yesterday, at a distance of 295,000km from Earth. We observed it when it was visible at +11.4 mag, moving at 206"/min through the constellation of Pegasus. #IAWN #QHY42

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@skyatnightmag

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@NGC3314 @TodLauer @ESA_Euclid Ouch. https://t.co/d6tgdV89nB

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@skyatnightmag #IAWN

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@starstryder Ceres.

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@SONOFNAZEER @QHYCCD @RoyalAstroSoc @skyatnightmag @SPACEdotcom @esaoperations @AsteroidWatch Hi, 2023 DZ2 isn't bright enough to be visually observed with the naked eye.

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Apollo-type asteroid #2023DZ2. Diameter 39-87m. First observed at La Palma: 27th Feb' Close approach today. Distance 175,000 km from Earth. #SpotTheAsteroid #IAWN
#QHY42Pro @QHYCCD @RoyalAstroSoc @skyatnightmag @SPACEdotcom @esaoperations @AsteroidWatch

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@NASA https://t.co/vXdqvWn3NZ

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Apollo-type asteroid #2023DZ2. Diameter 39-87m. First observed at La Palma: 27th Feb' Close approach today. Distance 175,000 km from Earth. #SpotTheAsteroid #IAWN
#QHY42Pro @QHYCCD @RoyalAstroSoc @skyatnightmag @SPACEdotcom @esaoperations @AsteroidWatch

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@backman_B09 We have a similar result.

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Near-Earth asteroid 2023 BU. We determine that 2023 BU was rotating in a period of approximately 77 seconds with an amplitude of 0.9 mag.
#IAWN #QHY42Pro @QHYCCD @RoyalAstroSoc @exploreplanets @tonylivesey @BBCStargazing

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@KurtiStefan @QHYCCD @esaoperations @RoyalAstroSoc @SPACEdotcom I'm sure people will have seen you mention the typo.

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Apollo-type asteroid 2022 BU. Diameter 3-8m. First observed at MARGO, Nauchnij on the 21st of Jan. Close approach tomorrow, at a distance 9975 km from Earth. That's approximately 3,600 km from the surface!
#IAWN #QHY42 @QHYCCD @esaoperations @RoyalAstroSoc @SPACEdotcom