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Great Shefford Observatory Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances

Ephemerides for these objects can be generated here.
Designation Discovery Date Mag.(1) Circumstances
1 (159786)=
2003 NL8
2003 Jul 14 +19.0 In field of Comet 104P/Kowal 2
2 2003 RV10 2003 Sep 13 +18.5 In field of NEOCP object (2003 QJ5)
3 2003 TQ3 2003 Oct 05 +19.7 In field of NEO 2003 TK
4 2004 DN25 2004 Feb 22 +20.3 In field of MBA 2004 CK3 (station 185 discovery)
5 2004 OH9 2004 Jul 20 +19.9 In field of NEOCP object (2004 NN31)
6 (128465) = 2004 OJ9 2004 Jul 20 +19.8 In field of NEOCP object (2004 NN31)
7 2004 PN2 2004 Aug 07 +19.6 In field of MBA discovery 2004 OJ9
8 2004 PO95 2004 Aug 13 +19.2 In field of MBA discovery 2004 PN2
9 2004 RF 2004 Sep 02 +20.5 In field of NEO 2004 QB17
10 2004 VK65 2004 Nov 13 +19.7 In field of NEO 1999 VT25
11 2004 VD70 2004 Nov 13 +20.3 In field of MBA discovery 2004 VK65
12 2005 AH 2005 Jan 04 +20.1 In field of NEO 2004 XG29
13 2005 AJ 2005 Jan 04 +20.2 In field of NEO 2004 XG29
14 2005 AD46 2005 Jan 11 +20.0 In field of NEO 2005 AV3
15 (164359)= 2005 EC1 2005 Mar 02 +20.2 In recovery field of MBA discovery 2003 TQ3
16 2005 ED1 2005 Mar 02 +20.1 In recovery field of MBA discovery 2003 TQ3
17 2005 EE1 2005 Mar 02 +20.0 In recovery field of MBA discovery 2003 TQ3
18 2005 EF1 2005 Mar 02 +20.3 In recovery field of MBA discovery 2003 TQ3
19 2005 EF30 2005 Mar 03 +20.6 In field of MBA discoveries 2005 EC1 -2005 EF1
20 2005 EJ222 2005 Mar 12 +20.3 In field of MBA discovery 2005 EF30
21 2005 GZ60 2005 Apr 08 +19.5 In field of NEOCP object (2005 GO59)
22 2005 PZ4 2005 Aug 08 +20.4 In field of NEO 2005 PO
23 2005 SR19 2005 Sep 24 +20.0 In field of NEOCP object (2005 SR1)
24 2005 SS19 2005 Sep 23 +20.3 In field of NEOCP object (5S017C4, which turned out not to be a minor planet, but the slow moving artificial satellite WMAP positioned at the Earths L2 Lagrange Point) 
25 2005 SW21 2005 Sep 28 +20.3 In field of NEO 2005 SR4
26 2005 SX21 2005 Sep 28 +20.0 In field of NEO 2005 SR4
27 2005 SO134 2005 Sep 29 +20.9 In field of suspect THX034 found by Robert Hutsebaut from station H06 on Sep 28th. THX034 was eventually identified as 2001 XN185. Faint pre-discovery images of 2005 SO134 were later found by Robert on his images from Sep 28th.
28 2005 TV49 2005 Oct 09 +20.4 In field of MBA discovery 2005 SX21
29 (147833) = 2005 TW49 2005 Oct 09 +20.2 In field of NEOCP object (2005 TT45)
30 2005 UR3 2005 Oct 25 +19.8 In field of NEOCP object (2005 UU3)
31 2005 UZ6 2005 Oct 22 +20.4 In field of MBA discovery 2005 TV49
32 2005 UA7 2005 Oct 22 +19.9 In field of MBA discovery 2005 TW49
33 2005 UB7 2005 Oct 25 +20.6 In field of NEOCP object (2005 UU3)
34 (155216) = 2005 VV2 2005 Nov 05 +20.0 In field of NEOCP object (2005 VM1)
35 2005 VJ7 2005 Nov 12 +20.3 In field of NEOCP object (2005 VU5)
36 2005 VW7 2005 Nov 06 +20.6 In field of suspect THX052 found by Robert Hutsebaut from station H06 on Nov 6th. THX052 was eventually identified as 2000 WD86. 
37 2005 WQ57 2005 Nov 20 +20.3 In field of NEO 2005 VY3 
38 2005 WR57 2005 Nov 21 +19.8 In field of ex NEOCP unusual object 2005 VX3
39 2005 WU57 2005 Nov 25 +20.7 In field of MBA discovery 2005 WR57
40 2005 WN60 2005 Nov 25 +20.8 In recovery field of MBA discovery 2004 OJ9
41 2005 YA 2005 Dec 17 +20.1 In field of MBA discovery 2005 WU57
42 2006 DH 2006 Feb 17 +20.5 In field of NEO 2006 CU10 
43 2006 EN 2006 Mar 01 +21.2 In field of NEO 2006 CT9 
44 2006 EQ 2006 Mar 04 +19.9 In field of NEO 2006 DO63 
45 2006 EJ1 2006 Mar 05 +20.4 In field of NEOCP object (2006 EY)
46 2006 EN45 2006 Mar 02 +20.7 In field of NEO 2006 DX
47 2006 GD1 2006 Apr 03 +19.4 In search area trying to recover MBA discovery 2004 VD70
48 2006 GZ1 2006 Apr 03 +20.2 In search area trying to recover MBA discovery 2004 VD70
49 2006 GA2 2006 Apr 04 +19.9 In field of MBA discovery 2006 GZ1
50 2006 GG2 2006 Apr 04 +20.4 In field of NEOCP object (2006 GZ)
51 (145535) = 2006 GP3 2006 Apr 08 +19.3 In field of NEOCP object (2006 GS2)
52 2006 GQ3 2006 Apr 04 +20.6 In field of MBA discovery 2006 GA2
53 2006 GS3 2006 Apr 05 +20.3 In field of unidentified MBA (which was eventually designated as a Spacewatch discovery 2006 GT1 ). 2006 GS3 appears to be a Hilda type object (in 3:2 resonance with Jupiter)
54 2006 TX 2006 Oct 01 +20.6 In field of Comet P/2006 S1
55 2006 TY 2006 Oct 01 +19.9 In field of Comet P/2006 S1
56 2006 TZ 2006 Oct 03 +20.0 In field of NEOCP object (2006 TK, which was not detected)
57 2006 TY6 2006 Oct 04 +20.4 In field of unidentified MBA (which was eventually designated as a Spacewatch discovery 2006 SG186 ).
58 2006 VP1 2006 Nov 01 +19.4 In field of NEOCP object (2006 VA)
59 2006 WJ4 2006 Nov 20 +20.2 In field of NEOCP object (2006 WD4).
60 2006 WE29 2006 Nov 21 +20.1 In field of NEOCP object (2006 WU3).
61 2006 WU129 2006 Nov 25 +20.9 In field of MBA discovery 2006 VP1
62 2006 XY4 2006 Dec 12 +20.8 In field of NEO object (2006 XW)
63 2006 XZ4 2006 Dec 12 +20.4 In field of NEO object (2006 XW)
64 2007 AN9 2007 Jan 14 +19.2 In field of NEOCP object (2007 AE12). At mag +21.8, 2007 AE12 was too close to a field star to be detected.
65 2007 BC3 2007 Jan 21 +19.8 In field of NEOCP object (2007 BS2).
66 2007 CB64 2007 Feb 15 +20.5 In search field of MBA 2007 BR2 (station J87 discovery, but 2007 BR2 was not found). 2007 CB64 could not be confirmed due to bad weather and moonlight for over two weeks, eventually being picked up again during the total lunar eclipse of 03 Mar 2007.
67 2007 EA183 2007 Mar 15 +20.6 In field of NEOCP object (2007 EJ88), which was only dimly recorded at mag +21.6 R and measurements were not submitted to the Minor Planet Center.
68 2007 HQ4 2007 Apr 19 +20.7 In field of MBA discovery 2005 WR57.
69 2007 HR4 2007 Apr 19 +20.3 In field of MBA discovery 2007 HQ4.
70 2007 HB5 2007 Apr 19 +19.8 In field of NEOCP object (Comet C/2007 H2 (Skiff)). The comet passed 23" west of 2007 HB5 at 22:59UT on the discovery night.
71 2007 PL 2007 Aug 05 +20.2 In search field of NEOCP object 2007 OR9
72 2007 PG1 2007 Aug 04 +20.7 In search field of NEOCP object 2007 OR9
73 (168270) = 2007 PY1 2007 Aug 06 +19.0 In field of MBA discovery 2007 PG1
74 2007 PN9 2007 Aug 12 +20.3 In field of Mars-crossing unusual minor planet 2007 PR
75 2007 PO9 2007 Aug 12 +19.6 In field of MBA discovery 2007 PN9
76 2007 PO29 2007 Aug 12 +19.8 In field of MBA discovery 2007 PN9
77 2007 PP29 2007 Aug 12 +20.5 In field of MBA discovery 2007 PN9
78 2007 QK 2007 Aug 16 +18.6 In field of NEO object (2007 PF28)
79 2007 RV10 2007 Sep 11 +19.4 In field of NEOCP object 2007 RU9
80 2007 RA12 2007 Sep 11 +21.3 In field of NEOCP object 1998 QB28
81 2007 RE133 2007 Sep 15 +19.9 In field of NEOCP object Comet C/2007 R3 (Gibbs)
82 2007 RF133 2007 Sep 15 +19.9 In field of NEOCP object Comet C/2007 R3 (Gibbs)
83 2007 VU84 2007 Nov 05 +20.1 In field of NEOCP object 2007 VJ8
84 2007 VC188 2007 Nov 11 +20.6 In field of NEOCP object 2007 VE184
85 2007 XS16 2007 Dec 10 +20.5 In field of NEO 2007 XB10
86 2007 XT16 2007 Dec 10 +21.3 In field of NEO 2007 XB10
87 2007 XV16 2007 Dec 11 +20.0 In field of MBA discovery 2004 DN25
88 2007 XY17 2007 Dec 11 +19.6 In field of MBA 2007 XR16 (see non-principal designations)
89 2007 XB18 2007 Dec 12 +20.6 In field of NEO 2007 XZ9
90 2007 XC18 2007 Dec 12 +20.6 In field of NEO 2007 XZ9
91 2007 XD18 2007 Dec 12 +19.9 In field of NEO 2007 XP3
92 2007 XU23 2007 Dec 12 +20.7 In field of MBA discoveries 2007 XB18  and 2007 XC18
93 2007 YL2 2007 Dec 16 +20.1 In field of MBA discovery 2007 XS16
94 2007 YM2 2007 Dec 16 +20.4 In field of MBA discovery 2007 XV16
95 2007 YP47 2007 Dec 29 +20.5 In field of MBA discovery 2007 XU23
96 2008 AV72 2008 Jan 07 +20.8 In field of MBA discovery 2007 XS16. Submitted to the MPC on 17 Jan as a ONS after poor weather stopped follow-up, but it was matched with positions from Mt. Lemmon from 12 Jan and given designation 2008 AV72. This allowed faint pre-discovery images to be identified on images from Great Shefford taken on 29 Dec for 2007 XS16 and on 19 Dec for 2007 YL2. By 21 Jan the MPC had matched it with various one and two night observations over 5 oppositions back to 2000. It had previously received designations 2000 JF4 and 2006 PH11 from observations on two nearby nights in those years, but retains 2008 AV72 as the principal designation.
97 2008 FM5 2008 Mar 27 +20.6 In field of NEO 2008 EW5.
98 2008 GB2 2008 Apr 05 +20.4 In field of NEOCP object 2008 GF2
99 2008 GD3 2008 Apr 05 +20.8 In field of NEOCP object 2008 GF2
100 2008 GE3 2008 Apr 07 +20.7 In field of NEOCP object 8G005AF (which was never confirmed)

1. V Magnitudes for discovery dates are from MPC's Minor Planet Ephemeris Service

Summary of Minor Planet discoveries:
Circumstance Number
In field of Comet 3
In field of NEO Confirmation Page object 33
In field of NEO 23
In field of non-main belt (unusual) object 2
In field during followup of Great Shefford discovery 35
In field during followup of discovery for other stations 4

Non-principal designations

The following minor planets were discovered at Great Shefford, given a provisional designation by the Minor Planet Center, but later identified with a minor planet from a different apparition and discovery credit given to that apparition:
  Designation / Principal Designation Discovery
Date
Mag.(1) Circumstances
1 2004 VM64 / 2007 HG7

2004 Nov 12

+19.7 In field of NEOCP object (2004 VB61). Only observed on two nights in 2004, then rediscovered by Catalina Sky Survey in April 2007.
2 2005 US3 / 2001 QD252

2005 Oct 22

+19.3 In field of NEOCP object (Comet P/2005 U1 Read)
3 2006 FE35/ 2002 GH85

2006 Mar 23

+19.3 In field of MBA discovery 2006 EQ
4 2006 UT215 / 2002 SO32

2006 Oct 26

+20.0 In field of MBA 2006 UV62 (station 715 discovery by David Dixon)
5 2007 GA / 2004 TN200

2007 Apr 04

+20.6 In field of MBA discovery 2007 EA183.
28 hours after discovery 2007 GA passed 27" south of 2007 EA183.
6 2007 XR16 / 2000 CH96

2007 Dec 10

+19.4 In field of NEO 2007 XB10
7 2007 XW16 / 2003 AG20

2007 Dec 11

+19.8 In field of NEO 2007 XJ16.
8 2008 DR / 2003 FP78

2008 Feb 25

+19.4 In field of NEO 2008 CR118


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