Discoveries

Discoveries & Observations

NEO Confirmations

Observations of near-Earth objects confirming their existence and refining the calculations of their orbits.

Main Belt Asteroid Discoveries

Original discoveries of asteroids found in the Main Belt located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Virtual Impactor Observations

Observations of near-Earth objects that are shown to have orbits that pose a potential impact hazard with Earth.

NEO Observations

Follow-up observations of known near-Earth objects allowing further refinements to their orbit calculations.

Object	Students	School	Location	Date
2008 CN1 (Recovery)	Costa, Prando, Kalmus, Ferreira, Lyra, Martins, & Paiva	Unversidade Federal de São Carlos	Brazil	02/01/10
2010 CN	L. Tubbs	Vernon High School	TX	02/07/10
WISE008ANJ (Comet)	Holmes & Devore; Foglia	Astronomical Research Institute	IL	02/07/10
2010 CO1	Wisniewski, Reklin, Krzemien, Zolkiewski, & Sobczuk	Zespół Szkól nr 10 w Toruniu	Poland	02/07/10

Object	Students	School	Location	Date
2010 CA	B. Nedelchev	IT High School	Bulgaria	02/14/10
2010 DA	Brown & Hoette	Yerkes Observatory	WI	02/18/10

Object	Students	School	Location	Date
2010 CH1	Wisniewski, Reklin, Krzemien, Zolkiewski, & Sobczuk	Zespół Szkól nr 10 w Toruniu	Poland	02/07/10
2010 CW18	Harper, Harper, Jenkins, & Sadler	May High School	TX	02/07/10
2010 CX18	Harper, Harper, Jenkins, & Sadler	May High School	TX	02/07/10
2010 CM18	Biggs, Beaudreau, & Bellomo	Belmont High School	NH	02/11/10
2010 CK12	Boysselle, Golynskiy, & Joseph	Collin County College -- Spring Creek	TX	02/12/10
2010 CG138	Marinov, Zidarova, & Marinova	Vaptzarov Language School	Bulgaria	02/12/10
2010 CK141	K. Krafton	Sturgis Charter Public School	MA	02/14/10
2010 CM141	K. Krafton	Sturgis Charter Public School	MA	02/14/10
2010 DA2	S. Fogia	UAI Minor Planets	Italy	02/18/10
2010 DB2	S. Fogia	UAI Minor Planets	Italy	02/18/10
2010 CH69	B. Holmes	ARI Observatory	IL	02/15/10

Object	Students	School	Location	Date
2010 AE	T. Morin	Plymouth State University	NH	01/31/10
2004 XD50	Wade & Caldwell	Vernon High School	TX	01/31/10
2010 BG2	A. Liff	Theodore Roosevelt High School	OH	01/31/10
2010 BC3	K. Krafton	Sturgis Charter Public School	MA	01/31/10
2002 AJ129	Nedelchev & Radeva	First Language & Mathematics School	Bulgaria	01/31/10
2006 UR	Pulkowski & Kelley	Rock Valley College	IL	01/31/10
2010 AJ30	G11 Team A	Zespół Szkól nr 10 w Toruniu	Poland	02/01/10
2009 SX1	V. Lyra	Unversidade Federal de São Carlos	Brazil	02/01/10
2010 BU2	Boysselle, Asif, Kothakapu, & Ward	Broad Run High School	VA	02/01/10
2010 AN61	Ray & Glover	Madisonville Junior High School	TX	02/07/10
2010 AM60	K. Steinhilber	Theodore Roosevelt High School	OH	02/07/10
2101 AO60	K. Krafton	Sturgis Charter Public School	MA	02/07/10
2010 BQ	UFS Car Team	Unversidade Federal de São Carlos	Brazil	02/07/10
2010 AE	Stoyanova & Marinova	Vaptzarov Language School	Bulgaria	02/07/10
2009 WZ104	G. Hinkle	Drury University	MO	02/07/10
2009 WC26	Nedelchev, Lazarov, & Radeva	First Language & Mathematics School	Bulgaria	02/07/10
2005 ED318	Harper, Harper, Jenkins, & Sadler	May High School	TX	02/07/10
2009 UV18	Timola, Stolarz, & Pomykalski	Lincoln Way North High School	IL	02/07/10
2010 BB	Bellemo, Boudreau, & Biggs	Belmont High School	NH	02/08/10
2010 A060	E. Keo	Kikapoo National School	KS	02/08/10
2010 AH30	Wacker, Sutt, & Horst	Hoyleton Public School	IL	02/08/10
2010 BT3	A. Patel	Theodore Roosevelt High School	OH	02/08/10
2009 WL1	Golynskiy, Joseph, & Boysselle	Collin County College -- Spring Creek	TX	02/08/10
2010 BB3	Biggs, Beaudreau, & Bellomo	Belmont High School	NH	02/11/10
2010 CL1	UFSCar Team	Unversidade Federal de São Carlos	Brazil	02/11/10
2010 AL60	R. O'Connell	Castleknock Community College	Ireland	02/11/10
2010 CN	Zidarova, Jordanova, & Marinova	Vaptzarov Language School	Bulgaria	02/11/10
2010 BT3	Nedelchev & Radeva	IT High School	Bulgaria	02/11/10
2010 AO60	Lazarov, Gospodinova, & Radeva	First Language & Mathematics School	Bulgaria	02/11/10
2010 CL	T. Morin	Plymouth State University	NH	02/12/10
2005 RQ6	M. Boyce	Theodore Roosevelt High School	OH	02/12/10
2010 BK2	R. O'Connell	Castleknock Community College	Ireland	02/12/10
2010 CJ1	Marinov, Zidarova, & Marinova	Vaptzarov Language School	Bulgaria	02/12/10
2010 CR	G. Hinkle	Drury University	MO	02/12/10
2010 AO60	K. Krafton	Sturgis Charter Public School	MA	02/14/10
2010 CM1	K. Krafton	Sturgis Charter Public School	MA	02/14/10
209 CQ5	B. Nedelchev	First Language & Mathematics School	Bulgaria	02/14/10
2010 BT3	M. Ford	Kikapoo National School	KS	02/14/10
2002 XY38	Leininger, Cero, Horner, & Hughes	Colleyville Heritage High School	TX	02/17/10
2010 CN	D. Rothrock	Madisonville Junior High School	TX	02/17/10
2010 CB19	Solis, Hake, Hake, Wacker, Horst, & Huge	Hoyleton Public School	IL	02/17/10
2006 BN6	Kothakapu & Mir	Broad Run High School	VA	02/17/10
2010 CC19	Golynskiy, Joseph, & Boysselle	Collin County College -- Spring Creek	TX	02/17/10
2010 BC3	Hoette, Brown, Luberda, & Merino	Yerkes Observatory	WI	02/18/10
2010 CS19	K. Krafton	Sturgis Charter Public School	MA	02/18/10
2010 CN	R. O'Connell	Castleknock Community College	Ireland	02/18/10
2009 XC2	Nedelchev & Radeva	IT High School	Bulgaria	02/18/10
2010 CM44	Nedelchev, lazarov, Gospodinova, & Radeva	IT High School	Bulgaria	02/18/10
2010 CH55	G11 Team B	Zespół Szkól nr 10 w Toruniu	Poland	02/18/10
2003 UL12	Nedelchev & Radeva	First Language & Mathematics School	Bulgaria	02/18/10
2010 CS19	Bennett, Franco, & Collins	Mountain View College	TX	02/18/10
2010 CP19	Bennett, Franco, & Collins	Mountain View College	TX	02/18/10
2001 WN5	L. Dalla-Costa, Gonçalves, Lyra, Martins, Paiva, & Prando	Unversidade Federal de São Carlos	Brazil	02/18/10
2009 UV18	G. Hinkle	Drury University	MO	02/18/10
P2010 A2	M. Ford	Kikapoo National School	KS	02/19/10
2010 CD55	Huq, Collins, McMonagle, & Harty	Colleyville Heritage High School	TX	02/19/10
2010 CK1	Schuit, Swiderski, Pomykalski, Timola, & Roney	Lincoln Way North High School	IL	02/19/10
W008JYV	R. O'Connell	Castleknock Community College	Ireland	02/19/10
2010 CF19	Wacker, Martin, & Huge	Hoyleton Public School	IL	02/19/10
2010 DL	Sikes, Sotelo, Pandey, Appiah, & Sachedina	Mountain View College	TX	02/19/10
W008RKO	Ford, Campbell, & Keo	Kikapoo National School	KS	02/24/10
2010 DU1	G. Anderson	May High School	TX	02/24/10
2010 CF19	Cervantes, Riley, Virani, & Ganda	Colleyville Heritage High School	TX	02/24/10
2010 DA	S. Brown	Yerkes Observatory	WI	02/24/10
2010 CD55	Ronan, Ruane, Schlomas, Shake, & Roberts	Lincoln Way North High School	IL	02/24/10
2010 DX1	Tubbs & Caldwell	Vernon High School	TX	02/24/10
2005 MC	K. Krafton	Sturgis Charter Public School	MA	02/29/10
2006 BN6	E. Kroth, F. Silva, G. Gonçalves, V. Lyra, & G. Prando	Unversidade Federal de São Carlos	Brazil	02/29/10
2006 BT7	R. O'Connell	Castleknock Community College	Ireland	02/29/10
2005 MC	Rotter, Young, & Shobe	DeSoto High School	TX	02/29/10
P2010 A2	Nedelchev & Radeva	IT High School	Bulgaria	02/29/10
W008RK0	G11 Team D	Zespół Szkól nr 10 w Toruniu	Poland	02/29/10
2010 DA	Appiah, Sachedina, Dhungana, Sotelo, & Sikes	Mountain View College	TX	02/29/10
2006 EE1	Keo & Ford	Kikapoo National School	KS	03/04/10
2010 CL18	G. Anderson	May High School	TX	03/04/10
2000 JA3	Mudd, Stobaugh, Shadden, & Stuart	Colleyville Heritage High School	TX	03/04/10
2010 CD19	V. Hoette	Yerkes Observatory	WI	03/04/10
2010 CL1	Tubbs & Caldwell	Vernon High School	TX	03/04/10
2010 CR1	Z. Harker	Rock Valley College	IL	03/04/10
2004 TR13	K. Krafton	Sturgis Charter Public School	MA	03/04/10
2002 CF26	Kroth, Silva, Gonçalves, Lyra, Paiva, & Martins	Unversidade Federal de São Carlos	Brazil	03/04/10
2002 CF26	Kalmus, Ferreira, & Dalla-Costa	Unversidade Federal de São Carlos	Brazil	03/04/10
P2010 A2	R. O'Connell	Castleknock Community College	Ireland	03/04/10
2007 UR3	Nedelchev & Radeva	IT High School	Bulgaria	03/04/10
2002 AJ129	Lazarov & Radeva	First Language & Mathematics School	Bulgaria	03/04/10
2004 RA11	Triplett, Mata, Nam, Bennett, & Guerrero	Mountain View College	TX	03/04/10
W008URE	R. O'Connell	Castleknock Community College	Ireland	03/05/10
2000 AD6	Marinov, Jordanova, & Dimitrova	Vaptzarov Language School	Bulgaria	03/05/10
2010 XC2	Nedelchev & Radeva	IT High School	Bulgaria	03/05/10
2010 CL1	Nedelchev & Radeva	IT High School	Bulgaria	03/05/10
2009 XR2	Nedelchev & Radeva	First Language & Mathematics School	Bulgaria	03/05/10
2010 CL1	Sikes, Bio, & Dhungana	Mountain View College	TX	03/05/10