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First Inner Solar System Results From The Pan-STARRS 1 Telescope. Richard Wainscoat. University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy for the PS1 Science Consortium. First Inner Solar System Results From The Pan-STARRS 1 Telescope. Robert Jedicke.
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First Inner Solar System ResultsFrom ThePan-STARRS 1 Telescope Richard Wainscoat University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomyfor the PS1 Science Consortium
First Inner Solar System ResultsFrom ThePan-STARRS 1 Telescope Robert Jedicke University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomyfor the PS1 Science Consortium
2007 2008 First Inner Solar System ResultsFrom ThePan-STARRS 1 Telescope First Inner Solar System Results From ThePan-STARRS 1 Telescope 2009 First Inner Solar System Results From ThePan-STARRS 1 Telescope 2010 First Inner Solar System Results From ThePan-STARRS 1 Telescope
PS1 prototype
3pi Surveying i (original) g r 3rd night tracklet 2nd night tracklet 1st night tracklet single lunation TRACK
3pi Surveying (original) SECOND LUNATION FIRST LUNATION = 12 detections per derived object
Reported Detections >100 NEOs >70KOtherStuff
Reported Detections Heliocentric y (AU) Heliocentric x (AU)
Problems Too few new derived objects No NEOs discovered
physical Camera Fill Factor 80%
overall Camera Fill Factor 70%
False Detections 2-100X HIGH
tracklet Detection Efficiency Vlim≈21.5 (gri) ≈67% efficiency
3pi Surveying (modified) i r g i g r 4th night tracklet 3rd night tracklet 2nd night 3-4 detection tracklet 1st night 3-4 detection tracklet TRACK in a single lunation = 12 detections per derived object
3pi Surveying (modified) i w r w g i g r 4th night tracklet 3rd night tracklet 3-4 detection tracklet 2nd night 3-4 detection tracklet 1st night 3-4 detection tracklet TRACK in a single lunation = 12 detections per derived object
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ST3 orbit & discovery circumstances @ Discovery ≈0.1 AU V≈22 Characteristics H≈25 or D≈60m MOID≈0.04AU
2 NEO discoveries to date
LINEAR WISE #2 #1 2010 Observations #5 CSS PS1 CSS 703 F51 G96 #6 #3 #4 Spacewatch
LINEAR WISE #2 #1 2010 Numbered Objects #6 CSS PS1 CSS 703 F51 G96 #3 #5 #4 Spacewatch
LINEAR WISE #2 #1 2010 Un-Numbered Objects CSS #3 PS1 CSS 703 F51 G96 #6 #4 #5 Spacewatch
Funding provided by: Air Force Research Laboratory PS1 Science Consortium NASA NEOO Program