816 Rand Observatory

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Yearly Breakdown of MPEC Types

Term definition: Editorial - Editorial MPECs associated with this station.
Discovery - MPECs associated with discovery made by this station.
OrbitUpdate - MPECs associated with orbit updates involving observations made by this station. Typically, these are recoveries of single-opposition objects.
DOU - Daily Orbit Update MPECs involving observations made by this station.
ListUpdate - MPECs associated with list updates involving observations made by this station. This category has largely been retired since 2012.
Retraction - Retracted MPECs involving observations made by this station.
Followup - MPECs associated with follow-up observations made by this station to an object discovered elsewhere.
FirstFollowup - MPECs associated with follow-up observations made by this station to an object discovered elsewhere, with this station being the first station to follow-up.
Other - MPECs that do not fit into categories listed above and involve observations made by this station.

Yearly Breakdown of Discovery Object Types

Yearly Breakdown of Orbit Update Object Types

Breakdown by Observers

Breakdown by Measurers

Breakdown by Facilities

Breakdown by Objects

Annual Breakdown

Weekly Breakdown

Hourly Breakdown

Tables

Yearly Breakdown of MPEC Types

Year Total MPECs Editorial Discovery P/R/FU DOU List Update Retraction Other Follow-Up First Follow-Up
2024 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 9 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 0
1997 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1996 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

List of Individual MPECs

Index Name Date/Time Discoverer First-responding Confirmer Object Type Search Archival Image
1 MPEC 1999-L33 COMET C/1999 L2 (LINEAR) 1999-06-14 13:46:00 Comet CATCH
2 MPEC 1998-S31 1998 SD15 1998-09-25 14:12:00 NEA (18>H>22) CATCH
3 MPEC 1998-S11 1998 SJ2 1998-09-19 18:02:00 NEA (18>H>22) CATCH
4 MPEC 1998-S09 1998 SG2 1998-09-19 16:44:00 NEA (18>H>22) CATCH
5 MPEC 1998-K21 1998 KE3 1998-05-26 17:42:00 Unusual CATCH
6 MPEC 1998-K19 COMET C/1998 K3 (LINEAR) 1998-05-26 15:56:00 Comet CATCH
7 MPEC 1998-K18 DAILY ORBIT UPDATE (1998 MAY 26 UT) 1998-05-26 06:07:00
8 MPEC 1998-K16 1998 KU2 1998-05-25 16:14:00 NEAl18 CATCH
9 MPEC 1998-K12 COMET C/1998 K1 (MUELLER) 1998-05-22 22:27:00 Comet CATCH
10 MPEC 1998-H28 1998 HD14 1998-04-27 16:53:00 PHAg18 CATCH
11 MPEC 1997-N21 1997 NC1 1997-07-14 20:34:00 PHAl18 CATCH
12 MPEC 1997-N07 1997 NC1 1997-07-07 13:24:00 ✓ PHAl18 CATCH
13 MPEC 1997-J01 1997 GD32 1997-05-01 13:55:00 PHAg18 CATCH
14 MPEC 1997-H07 1997 GL3 1997-04-19 18:56:00 PHAg18 CATCH
15 MPEC 1996-Q04 1996 PC1 1996-08-22 13:20:00 NEA (18>H>22) CATCH
16 MPEC 1994-P10 1994 PM 1994-08-15 17:54:00 PHAl18 CATCH
17 MPEC 1994-A03 PERIODIC COMET KUSHIDA-MURAMATSU (1993t) 1994-01-06 00:21:00 Comet CATCH
18 MPEC 1993-X05 1993 WD = 1991 VJ14 1993-12-15 14:32:00 NEAl18 CATCH

List of Observers

Observers Count
G. R. Viscome 70

List of Measurers

Measurers Count

List of Facilities

Facilities Count
0.37-m f/6 reflector + telecompressor + CCD (unfiltered) 5
0.37-m reflector 8
0.37-m f/6 reflector + telecompressor + CCD 9
0.37-m f/6 reflector + CCD 48