Goldstone Radar Observations Planning: Asteroids 2006 TS7, 2002 VE68, and 2018 TF3
(475534) 2006 TS7 2006 TS7 has an absolute magnitude of 21.2, which suggests a diameter of roughly 0.2 km. Nothing else is known about the physical properties of this asteroid, which will approach within 7.5 lunar distances on October 29. Radar observations are scheduled at Goldstone from Oct. 26-29. Arecibo observations are likely between Oct. 30-Nov. 1. The SNRs could be strong enough for imaging at Goldstone on Oct. 29. Arecibo observations should yield images at 7.5 m resolution on all three days. This asteroid will reach 16th magnitude shortly before the closest approach, so it's possible that lightcurves and/or spectroscopy might become available by then. 2006 TS7 has been classified as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" by the Minor Planet Center. 2002 VE68 2002 VE68 was discovered by LONEOS on 2002 November 11. This object has been observed by radar twice previously and is known to have a very high circular polarization ratio of about unity, which strongly suggests a rough near-surface and possibly a high albedo. This asteroid has a relatively slow rotation period of 13.5 hours and a large lightcurve amplitude of about 0.8 mag (P. Pravec et al.) that probably indicates an elongated shape. The absolute magnitude of 20.5 suggests a diameter within a factor of two of 0.3 km. This object is also a quasi satellite relative to Venus (Mikkola et al. 2004). The 2018 encounter will occur on November 18 at a distance of 0.038 au. Observations are scheduled at Goldstone between Oct. 28-Nov. 9. We expect moderately strong SNRs that will be suitable for CW, ranging, and perhaps coarse-resolution imaging observations. The SNRs at Arecibo will be strong enough for detailed imaging and time is scheduled between Nov. 9-14. We do not know if the Arecibo observations will occur, though, due to klystron problems. 2002 VE68 has been classified as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" by the Minor Planet Center. 2018 TF3 2018 TF3 was discovered on 2018 October 6 by the Catalina Sky Survey. 2018 TF3 has an absolute magnitude of 20.3 that suggests a diameter of about 300 meters. Nothing else is know about its physical properties, although lightcurves may become available that could constrain the rotation period. Update on October 29: Petr Pravec reports that 2018 TF3 is a binary system. The rotation period of the primary is 2.35 h and the orbital period of the secondary is 10.5 h. The lightcurve amplitude of the primary is small so the shape is probably not substantially elongated. The 2018 TF3 view periods overlap time scheduled at Goldstone for radar observations of 2002 VE68 on November 3. This object is too far south for observations at Arecibo. 2018 TF3 has been classified as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" by the Minor Planet Center.
Orbital and Physical Characteristics
Orbital and Physical Characteristics
Name 2006 TS7 2002 VE68 2018 TF3
Number 475534 not numbered not numbered
Discoverer NEAT 644 Palomar LONEOS Catalina Sky Survey
Discovery date 2006 Oct 11 2002 Nov 11 2018 Oct 6
Orbit type Aten Aten Apollo
Close approach date 2018 Oct 29 2018 Nov 4 2018 Nov 5
Close approach dist. 0.0193 au 0.038 au 0.020 au
Close approach dist. 7.5 lunar distances 14.6 lunar distances 7.7 lunar distances
semimajor axis 0.947 au 0.724 au 2.116 au
eccentricity 0.580 0.411 0.710
inclination 5.5 deg 9.0 deg 6.8 deg
orbital period 0.92 y 0.62 y 3.08 y
perihelion distance 0.398 au 0.427 au 0.613 au
aphelion distance 1.496 au 1.022 au 3.619 au
MOID 0.0153 au 0.02626 au 0.02 au
Tisserand parameter 6.186 7.858
absolute magnitude (H) 21.2 20.5 20.3
diameter ~0.2 km ~0.23 km ~0.3 km
optical albedo unknown unknown unknown
spectral class unknown Probably E or V unknown
rotation period unknown 13.5 h (P. Pravec) 2.35 h and 10.5 h
lightcurve amplitude unknown 0.8 mag (P. Pravec) low
pole direction unknown unknown unknown
PHA PHA PHA
Last update: 2018 October 30
Close approaches: +- 50 years
2006 TS7
Date (TDB) Body CA Dist MinDist MaxDist Vrel TCA3Sg Nsigs P_i/p
A.D. 1979 Jul 18.57097 Earth .090380 .090379 .090380 17.578 0.63 6.80E5 .000000
A.D. 1983 Oct 29.97181 Earth .016155 .016154 .016155 17.691 0.16 2.26E5 .000000
A.D. 2014 Jul 17.53965 Earth .098377 .098376 .098377 16.635 0.10 6.88E5 .000000
A.D. 2018 Oct 29.49940 Earth .019302 .019301 .019304 18.113 0.12 2.28E5 .000000
A.D. 2042 Oct 27.53526 Earth .078421 .078410 .078432 20.097 0.54 1.92E5 .000000
A.D. 2054 Oct 31.29643 Earth .062856 .062843 .062869 16.022 0.29 2.36E5 .000000
2006 TS7 also makes frequent close approaches within 0.1 au of Venus and Mercury.
2002 VE68
Date (TDB) Body CA Dist MinDist MaxDist Vrel TCA3Sg Nsigs P_i/p
A.D. 1970 Nov 11.14557 Earth .032224 .032224 .032224 8.490 0.26 6.69E5 .000000
A.D. 1978 Nov 12.10553 Earth .031425 .031425 .031425 8.486 0.16 6.64E5 .000000
A.D. 1986 Nov 11.99543 Earth .031490 .031490 .031490 8.488 0.09 6.54E5 .000000
A.D. 1994 Nov 11.00365 Earth .032258 .032257 .032258 8.498 0.04 6.59E5 .000000
A.D. 2002 Nov 09.30110 Earth .033520 .033520 .033521 8.519 0.03 6.74E5 .000000
A.D. 2010 Nov 07.14096 Earth .035369 .035369 .035369 8.562 0.02 6.34E5 .000000
A.D. 2018 Nov 04.90488 Earth .037638 .037638 .037638 8.629 0.04 6.09E5 .000000
A.D. 2026 Nov 02.79720 Earth .040233 .040232 .040233 8.717 0.08 5.76E5 .000000
A.D. 2034 Oct 31.99695 Earth .043204 .043203 .043204 8.828 0.14 5.50E5 .000000
A.D. 2042 Oct 30.57505 Earth .046232 .046232 .046233 8.949 0.20 5.32E5 .000000
A.D. 2050 Oct 29.63690 Earth .048676 .048675 .048676 9.048 0.25 5.20E5 .000000
A.D. 2058 Oct 29.26122 Earth .049765 .049765 .049766 9.095 0.31 5.15E5 .000000
A.D. 2066 Oct 29.55918 Earth .048832 .048831 .048833 9.061 0.37 5.17E5 .000000
The Earth encounters occur at 8-year intervals.
2002 VE68 also makes frequent close flybys within 0.1 au of Mercury.
2006 TS7 https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K06/K06T68.html 2002 VE68 https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K02/K02V52.html
2006 TS7
Goldstone SNRs
Assumptions: D = 0.18 km, P = 2.2 h, OC albedo = 0.1
<--Ptx=450 kW-> Ptx=100 kW
w DOY start date window RA, dec dist runs SNR/day SNR/run SNR/Run
43 297 2018 Oct 24 03:30-16:25 64, +44 0.057 409 23 1
43 298 2018 Oct 25 03:28-16:52 68, +48 0.047 511 51 2
43 299 2018 Oct 26 03:28-17:47 75, +53 0.037 674 130 5 1 Scheduled 0750-1230.
43 300 2018 Oct 27 03:38-20:07 90, +61 0.029 965 390 14 3 Scheduled 0745-1230.
43 301-302 2018 Oct 28-29 04:46-00:05 140, +67 0.021 1421 1300 38 8 Scheduled 0755-1125.
44 302-303 2018 Oct 29-30 10:27-00:41 193, +47 0.019 1214 1700 53 12 Scheduled 1030-1245.
44 303-304 2018 Oct 30-31 13:24-00:30 209, +23 0.024 828 720 27 6
44 304-305 2018 Oct 31-01 14:39-00:15 216, +8 0.031 553 230 10 2
44 305-306 2018 Nov 01-02 15:21-00:00 220, -1 0.040 390 78 4
44 306 2018 Nov 02 15:47-23:48 222, -6 0.049 292 31 2
SNRs above are given for Ptx = 450 kW _and_ Ptx = 100 kW
2006 TS7: Arecibo SNRs
start date window RA, dec dist runs SNR/day SNR/run
2018 Oct 30 14:25-17:06 208, +26 0.023 215 3300 240
2018 Oct 31 14:56-17:23 216, +10 0.030 151 1100 92
2018 Nov 01 15:49-16:53 220, 0 0.038 50 190 29
Arecibo SNRs assume Ptx = 300 kW and Tsys = 25 K.
The transmitter power may be significantly higher than 300 kW by late October.
2002 VE68
Goldstone SNRs
Assumptions: D = 0.28 km, P = 13.5 h, OC albedo = 0.1
Due to the high polarization ratio, we can add the channels, so the SNRs are
roughly double the values shown here.
<--Ptx=450 kW-> Ptx=100 kW
w DOY start date window RA, dec dist runs SNR/day SNR/run SNR/Run OC only
43 296 2018 Oct 23 07:10-23:06 141, +64 0.071 408 50 3
43 297 2018 Oct 24 06:42-23:10 138, +66 0.067 447 64 3
43 298 2018 Oct 25 06:06-23:16 135, +68 0.063 497 83 4
43 299 2018 Oct 26 05:19-23:30 130, +70 0.059 561 110 5 1.1
43 300-301 2018 Oct 27-28 04:13-00:10 124, +73 0.056 654 140 6 1.3
43 301 2018 Oct 28 02:22-23:30 115, +75 0.052 826 190 8 1.8 Scheduled 1225-1650 (Overlaps 2006 TS7)
44 302 2018 Oct 29 01:21-21:53 100, +77 0.049 878 250 10 2 Scheduled 0745-1245 (Overlaps 2006 TS7)
44 303 2018 Oct 30 00:38-20:40 80, +78 0.046 933 320 12 3 Scheduled 1045-1245 (Overlaps 2006 TS7)
44 303-304 2018 Oct 30-31 22:57-19:38 57, +78 0.044 987 400 14 3 Scheduled 0745-1225 DOY 304 (Overlaps 2006 TS7)
44 304-305 2018 Oct 31-01 21:05-17:18 37, +75 0.042 1039 490 18 4 Scheduled 0745-1430 DOY 305
44 305-306 2018 Nov 01-02 21:03-14:58 23, +70 0.040 833 530 21 5 Scheduled 0445-1400 DOY 306 Very long track
44 306-307 2018 Nov 02-03 21:39-13:28 13, +65 0.039 757 580 23 5 Scheduled 0740-1220 DOY 307
44 307-308 2018 Nov 03-04 21:56-12:24 7, +58 0.038 702 610 25 6 Scheduled 0715-1215 DOY 308
44 308-309 2018 Nov 04-05 22:08-11:35 2, +51 0.038 653 590 25 6 Scheduled 0740-1145 DOY 309
45 309-310 2018 Nov 05-06 22:17-10:56 359, +44 0.038 604 540 24 5 Scheduled 0715-1055 DOY 310
45 310-311 2018 Nov 06-07 22:25-10:23 356, +37 0.039 554 460 22 5 Scheduled 0735-1020 DOY 311
45 311-312 2018 Nov 07-08 22:31-09:56 355, +31 0.041 505 380 19 4 Scheduled 0735-0955 DOY 312
45 312-313 2018 Nov 08-09 22:37-09:31 353, +25 0.043 457 300 15 3 Scheduled 0735-0930 DOY 313
45 313-314 2018 Nov 09-10 22:43-09:10 352, +20 0.046 412 240 13 3
45 314-315 2018 Nov 10-11 22:47-08:50 351, +15 0.049 372 180 10 2
45 315-316 2018 Nov 11-12 22:52-08:33 350, +11 0.052 335 140 8 1.8
46 316-317 2018 Nov 12-13 22:55-08:17 350, +7 0.056 303 100 6 1.3
46 317-318 2018 Nov 13-14 22:58-08:02 349, +4 0.060 275 77 5 1.1
46 318-319 2018 Nov 14-15 23:01-07:48 349, +1 0.064 250 58 4
46 319-320 2018 Nov 15-16 23:03-07:36 348, -1 0.068 228 45 3
2002 VE68 Goldstone rotational phase coverage during scheduled tracks:
SNR/Run 000 030 060 090 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360
Oct 28 331- 89 2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx
Oct 29 127-260 2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Oct 30 127-180 3 xxxxxxxx maintenance
Oct 31 327- 91 3 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx cancelled
Nov 1 298- 67 4 xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx
Nov 2 87-333 5 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx latter 1/2 for engineering tests
Nov 3 84-209 5 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Nov 4 353-127 6 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x
Nov 5 284- 33 6 xxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx
Nov 6 193-291 5 xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Nov 7 122-196 5 xxxxxxxxx
Nov 8 42-104 4 xxxxxxxxxx possible engineering tests
Nov 9 322- 13 3 xxx xxxxxxx possible engineering tests
2002 VE68: Arecibo SNRs
start date window RA, dec dist runs SNR/day SNR/run
2018 Nov 07 23:55-02:03 355, +32 0.041 97 1500 160
2018 Nov 08 23:30-02:07 353, +26 0.043 113 1400 140
2018 Nov 09 23:17-02:02 352, +20 0.046 110 1100 110 Scheduled
2018 Nov 10 23:11-01:53 351, +15 0.049 101 870 90 Scheduled
2018 Nov 11 23:09-01:40 350, +11 0.052 89 640 71 Scheduled
2018 Nov 12 23:10-01:25 350, +8 0.055 74 460 57 Scheduled
2018 Nov 13 23:15-01:08 349, +4 0.059 59 310 45 Scheduled
2018 Nov 14 23:23-00:48 349, +2 0.063 41 180 31 Scheduled
2018 Nov 15 23:42-00:19 348, -1 0.067 17 78 19
Arecibo SNRs assume Ptx = 300 kW and Tsys = 25 K
2018 TF3
Goldstone SNRs
Assumptions: D = 0.3 km, P = 2.2 h, OC albedo = 0.1
DOY start date window RA, dec dist runs SNR/day SNR/run
305 2018 Nov 01 04:53-11:38 48, -15 0.056 217 8 1
306 2018 Nov 02 05:19-11:13 50, -21 0.045 235 16 1
307 2018 Nov 03 06:21-10:17 52, -29 0.035 201 33 2 Scheduled Overlaps 2002 VE68
Goldstone SNRs assume Ptx = 100 kW and Tsys = 17 K
Solution 8 rise/set times: 0624-1014, so the times above are pretty good.
...2018 TF3 stays too far south for Arecibo to track...
Track Assignments
DOY BOA BOT EOT EOA
299 0720 0850 1230 1300 DSS-14 GSSR AST 2006 TS7
300 0715 0845 1230 1300 DSS-14 GSSR AST 2006 TS7
301 0725 0855 1530 1500 DSS-14 GSSR AST 2006 TS7/2002 VE68
302 0715 0845 1245 1315 DSS-14 GSSR AST 2006 TS7/2002 VE68
303 0715 0845 1225 1255 DSS-14 GSSR AST 2002 VE68 MAINTENANCE
304 0715 0845 1225 1255 DSS-14 GSSR AST 2002 VE68 CANCELLED
305 0910 1040 1430 1500 DSS-14 GSSR AST 2002 VE68
306 0415 0545 1400 1430 DSS-14 GSSR AST 2002 VE68 Very long track
307 0710 0840 1220 1250 DSS-14 GSSR AST 2002 VE68 Overlaps 2018 TF3
308 0645 0815 1215 1245 DSS-14 GSSR AST 2002 VE68
309 0710 0840 1135 1155 DSS-14 GSSR AST 2002 VE68
310 0655 0825 1055 1125 DSS-14 GSSR AST 2002 VE68
311 0705 0835 1020 1050 DSS-14 GSSR AST 2002 VE68
312 0705 0835 0955 1025 DSS-14 GSSR AST 2002 VE68
313 0705 0835 0930 1000 DSS-14 GSSR AST 2002 VE68
Goldstone Schedule in more detail:
UT UT Pacific Time Round-trip Monostatic Duration
DOY Date Target TX Window TX Window time (sec) SNR/RTT hours
299 Oct 26 * 2006 TS7 0750-1230 0050-0530 PDT 37 1 4:40 Engineering tests
300 Oct 27 * 2006 TS7 0745-1230 0045-0530 PDT 29 3 4:45 MB Engineering tests & observing
301 Oct 28 2006 TS7 0755-1125 0055-0455 PDT 21 8 3:30 MB
301 Oct 28 2002 VE68 1225-1650 0525-0800 PDT 52 2 4:25 MB
302 Oct 29 2006 TS7 1030-1245 0330-0545 PDT 19 12 2:15 LB
302 Oct 29 2002 VE68 0745-1245 0045-0545 PDT 49 2 5:00 LB
303 Oct 30 * 2002 VE68 1045-1245 0245-0545 PDT 46 3 2:00 Maintenance
304 Oct 31 * 2002 VE68 0745-1225 0045-0525 PDT 44 3 4:40 CANCELLED
305 Nov 1 2002 VE68 0940-1430 0240-0730 PDT 42 4 4:50 SPN
306 Nov 2 2002 VE68 0445-1400 2145-0700 PDT Nov 1 - 2 40 5 9:15 LB Observing & engineering tests. Long track.
307 Nov 3 2002 VE68 0740-1220 0040-0520 PDT 39 5 4:40 MB
307 Nov 3 2018 TF3 0740-1010 0040-0310 PDT 35 2 2:30 MB
308 Nov 4 2002 VE68 0715-1215 0015 PDT - 0415 PST 38 6 5:00 LB Straddles the change to standard time
309 Nov 5 2002 VE68 0740-1145 2340-0345 PST Nov 4 - 5 38 6 4:05 MB
310 Nov 6 2002 VE68 0715-1055 2315-0255 PST Nov 5 - 6 38 5 3:40 SPN
311 Nov 7 2002 VE68 0735-1020 2335-0220 PST Nov 6 - 7 39 5 2:45 CANCELLED
312 Nov 8 * 2002 VE68 0735-0955 2335-0155 PST Nov 7 - 8 41 4 2:20 CANCELLED
313 Nov 9 * 2002 VE68 0735-0930 2335-0130 PST Nov 8 - 9 43 3 1:55 CANCELLED
Most of the start times occur 30 minutes into precal.
Arecibo Schedule:
UT PDT
Target Date start stop start stop dist SNR/RTT
2006 TS7 Oct 30 1425-1706 0725-1006 23 240 Cancelled due to equipment problems
2006 TS7 Oct 31 1456-1723 0756-1023 30 92 Cancelled due to equipment problems
PST
2002 VE68 Nov 9-10 2317-0202 1517-1802 46 110
2002 VE68 Nov 10-11 2311-0153 1511-1753 49 90
2002 VE68 Nov 11-12 2309-0140 1509-1740 52 71
2002 VE68 Nov 12-13 2310-0125 1510-1725 55 57
2002 VE68 Nov 13-14 2315-0108 1515-1708 59 45
2002 VE68 Nov 14-15 2323-0048 1523-1648 63 31
2018 TF3 ...too far south for Arecibo...
Arecibo 2002 VE68 tracks might be cancelled due to klystron problems
Uncertainties
2006 TS7
JPL/Horizons solution 45, # obs: 227 (2006-2018):
2018 Oct 24
Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(a-appar)_DEC. delta POS_3sigma DOP_S_3sig DOP_X_3sig RT_delay_3sig
2018-Oct-20 00:00 *m 58.09425 36.64511 0.10140018572830 0.738 0.12 0.43 0.000337
2018-Oct-21 00:00 *m 58.93599 37.77803 0.09106720885160 0.832 0.14 0.52 0.000337
2018-Oct-22 00:00 *m 60.00292 39.17728 0.08081354204931 0.950 0.18 0.66 0.000337
2018-Oct-23 00:00 * 61.41454 40.95160 0.07065981530364 1.103 0.25 0.90 0.000337
2018-Oct-24 00:00 * 63.38829 43.27319 0.06064196480614 1.308 0.36 1.30 0.000335
2018-Oct-25 00:00 * 66.36340 46.42455 0.05082586460782 1.596 0.55 1.99 0.000331
2018-Oct-26 00:00 * 71.36587 50.87338 0.04134096285832 2.023 0.90 3.28 0.000323 *
2018-Oct-27 00:00 * 81.34584 57.28249 0.03246495631633 2.688 1.62 5.88 0.000308 *
2018-Oct-28 00:00 * 106.96835 65.18109 0.02484736790658 3.727 3.10 11.26 0.000278 *
2018-Oct-29 00:00 * 163.38343 62.89760 0.01997753183324 4.893 5.25 19.07 0.000244 *
2018-Oct-30 00:00 * 198.34473 40.61658 0.01998080022612 4.790 5.04 18.31 0.000272
2018-Oct-31 00:00 * 211.19685 19.30972 0.02486531062142 3.581 2.83 10.28 0.000330
2018-Nov-01 00:00 * 217.19169 6.05302 0.03251400923241 2.613 1.48 5.36 0.000363
2018-Nov-02 00:00 * 220.58583 -1.90066 0.04143931265811 2.011 0.85 3.08 0.000380
JPL/Horizons solution 40, # obs: 168 (2006-2017)
2018 September 14
Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(a-appar)_DEC. delta POS_3sigma DOP_S_3sig DOP_X_3sig RT_delay_3sig
2018-Oct-20 00:00 *m 58.09464 36.64516 0.10140015375809 5.083 0.32 1.16 0.000407
2018-Oct-21 00:00 *m 58.93643 37.77808 0.09106717907662 5.722 0.52 1.90 0.000403
2018-Oct-22 00:00 *m 60.00344 39.17734 0.08081351639916 6.521 0.82 2.98 0.000393
2018-Oct-23 00:00 * 61.41515 40.95166 0.07065979663825 7.544 1.27 4.60 0.000378
2018-Oct-24 00:00 * 63.38904 43.27324 0.06064195751313 8.895 1.97 7.15 0.000357
2018-Oct-25 00:00 * 66.36436 46.42460 0.05082587571702 10.739 3.11 11.31 0.000335
2018-Oct-26 00:00 * 71.36718 50.87339 0.04134100421640 13.342 5.09 18.51 0.000338 *
2018-Oct-27 00:00 * 81.34776 57.28234 0.03246504877071 17.076 8.64 31.39 0.000443 *
2018-Oct-28 00:00 * 106.97103 65.18036 0.02484754694170 21.971 14.35 52.17 0.000756 *
2018-Oct-29 00:00 * 163.38327 62.89608 0.01997783516419 25.431 17.52 63.66 0.001291 *
2018-Oct-30 00:00 * 198.34333 40.61571 0.01998119283356 22.924 8.14 29.58 0.001721
2018-Oct-31 00:00 * 211.19569 19.30945 0.02486570527748 18.375 3.30 11.98 0.001776
2018-Nov-01 00:00 * 217.19078 6.05298 0.03251437759533 14.710 2.95 10.71 0.001690
2018-Nov-02 00:00 * 220.58509 -1.90062 0.04143965888986 12.005 1.97 7.15 0.001611
2002 VE68
JPL/Horizons solution 59, # obs: 462 (2002-2015)
2018 Sep 17
Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(a-appar)_DEC. delta POS_3sigma DOP_S_3sig DOP_X_3sig RT_delay_3sig
2018-Oct-28 00:00 * 120.20928 73.84994 0.05428181494119 0.875 0.20 0.74 0.000169
2018-Oct-29 00:00 * 108.37483 76.15541 0.05086587775331 0.909 0.24 0.86 0.000166
2018-Oct-30 00:00 * 90.36696 77.82839 0.04769681659091 0.944 0.27 1.00 0.000163
2018-Oct-31 00:00 * 66.51891 77.97781 0.04483367204658 0.977 0.32 1.16 0.000160
2018-Nov-01 00:00 * 43.27448 75.88388 0.04234523638499 1.005 0.37 1.33 0.000158
2018-Nov-02 00:00 * 26.30307 71.72520 0.04030752700709 1.025 0.41 1.50 0.000157
2018-Nov-03 00:00 * 15.24651 66.11660 0.03879783061140 1.031 0.45 1.62 0.000157
2018-Nov-04 00:00 * 8.00628 59.58447 0.03788492410010 1.019 0.47 1.69 0.000158
2018-Nov-05 00:00 * 3.06751 52.54661 0.03761703974709 0.988 0.46 1.68 0.000159
2018-Nov-06 00:00 *m 359.55090 45.36829 0.03801154001038 0.939 0.44 1.60 0.000161
2018-Nov-07 00:00 *m 356.95343 38.36376 0.03905093352854 0.877 0.40 1.45 0.000163
2018-Nov-08 00:00 *m 354.97719 31.77184 0.04068724264112 0.808 0.35 1.26 0.000166
2018-Nov-09 00:00 *m 353.43773 25.74066 0.04285245556340 0.739 0.29 1.06 0.000168
2018-Nov-10 00:00 *m 352.21588 20.33373 0.04547039959570 0.672 0.24 0.88 0.000170
2018-Nov-11 00:00 *m 351.23166 15.55087 0.04846622774294 0.612 0.20 0.72 0.000172
2018-Nov-12 00:00 *m 350.42951 11.35259 0.05177211798033 0.558 0.16 0.58 0.000174
2018-Nov-13 00:00 *m 349.76974 7.68009 0.05532965304850 0.512 0.13 0.49 0.000175
2018-Nov-14 00:00 *m 349.22325 4.46884 0.05909003364134 0.473 0.12 0.42 0.000177
2018-Nov-15 00:00 *m 348.76820 1.65628 0.06301317971615 0.439 0.11 0.39 0.000179
2018 TF3
JPL/Horizons solution 16, # obs: 163 (23 days):
2018 Oct 30
Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(a-appar)_DEC. delta POS_3sigma DOP_S_3sig DOP_X_3sig RT_delay_3sig
2018-Oct-30 00:00 * 46.23548 -8.83495 0.08298365825413 1.598 266.27 967.75 0.076219
2018-Oct-31 00:00 * 46.88335 -11.09805 0.07140036418537 2.630 262.73 954.86 0.066682
2018-Nov-01 00:00 * 47.78504 -14.20618 0.06000907989611 4.690 257.86 937.20 0.057313
2018-Nov-02 00:00 * 49.13628 -18.71626 0.04891603655909 8.900 250.65 910.96 0.048180
2018-Nov-03 00:00 * 51.39785 -25.73596 0.03835151974373 18.024 239.20 869.37 0.039393 *
2018-Nov-04 00:00 * 55.96167 -37.55848 0.02887142484969 38.947 221.56 805.25 0.031102
2018-Nov-05 00:00 * 69.55592 -57.80342 0.02190398605070 81.544 203.07 738.06 0.023494
JPL/Horizons solution 13, # obs: 144 (15 days)
2018 Oct 24
Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(a-appar)_DEC. delta POS_3sigma DOP_S_3sig DOP_X_3sig RT_delay_3sig
2018-Oct-30 00:00 * 46.23512 -8.83458 0.08296236756589 25.786 553.98 2013.41 0.209824
2018-Oct-31 00:00 * 46.88287 -11.09751 0.07138245759480 40.257 549.42 1996.83 0.191429
2018-Nov-01 00:00 * 47.78437 -14.20536 0.05999447995175 65.236 545.84 1983.83 0.173386
2018-Nov-02 00:00 * 49.13529 -18.71496 0.04890461210291 111.426 547.58 1990.14 0.155484
2018-Nov-03 00:00 * 51.39624 -25.73376 0.03834301698484 204.172 575.23 2090.66 0.136901 *
2018-Nov-04 00:00 * 55.95852 -37.55456 0.02886527782195 403.025 729.26 2650.46 0.114731
2018-Nov-05 00:00 * 69.54613 -57.79727 0.02189883985597 778.534 1265.20 4598.33 0.080770
JPL/Horizons solution 8, # obs: 77 (9 days)
2018 Oct 17
Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(a-appar)_DEC. delta POS_3sigma DOP_S_3sig DOP_X_3sig RT_delay_3sig
2018-Oct-30 00:00 * 46.23423 -8.83259 0.08297541158024 141.170 1210.01 4397.73 0.628669
2018-Oct-31 00:00 * 46.88161 -11.09453 0.07139660343570 211.027 1208.89 4393.64 0.592753
2018-Nov-01 00:00 * 47.78247 -14.20073 0.06000960472622 329.054 1222.27 4442.28 0.556813
2018-Nov-02 00:00 * 49.13223 -18.70736 0.04892045707482 543.047 1285.02 4670.35 0.518992
2018-Nov-03 00:00 * 51.39065 -25.72039 0.03835897762911 964.736 1540.79 5599.93 0.473999 *
2018-Nov-04 00:00 * 55.94562 -37.52941 0.02887977071023 1851.815 2540.85 9234.59 0.405891
2018-Nov-05 00:00 * 69.49635 -57.75421 0.02190767953627 3488.578 5339.16 19404.93 0.272029
JPL/Horizons solution 3, # obs: 32 (4 days)
2018 Oct 11
Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(a-appar)_DEC. delta POS_3sigma DOP_S_3sig DOP_X_3sig RT_delay_3sig
2018-Oct-30 00:00 * 46.21009 -8.79775 0.08288365748702 2700.929 10733.89 39011.84 8.799084
2018-Oct-31 00:00 * 46.84932 -11.04430 0.07135802617726 3966.032 10895.37 39598.72 8.517501
2018-Nov-01 00:00 * 47.73735 -14.12526 0.06002155296131 6077.482 11444.70 41595.23 8.215703
2018-Nov-02 00:00 * 49.06474 -18.58757 0.04897783951339 9859.360 13234.43 48099.92 7.855164
2018-Nov-03 00:00 * 51.27760 -25.51655 0.03845076707509 17220.877 19289.04 70105.14 7.335092 *
2018-Nov-04 00:00 * 55.71143 -37.15941 0.02897886711473 32531.890 39078.83 142030.21 6.365521
2018-Nov-05 00:00 * 68.70520 -57.14576 0.02194559981077 60680.122 89791.14 326341.75 4.173663
Apparent Magnitudes, Solar Elongations, Lunar Elongations, and Lunar Illumination
2006 TS7
Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(a-appar)_DEC. delta (au) APmag S-O-T /r T-O-M/Illu%
2018-Oct-10 00:00 53.91152 31.20767 0.20776875858421 19.59 136.3246 /L 144.6/ 1.1
2018-Oct-11 00:00 54.19431 31.52883 0.19690717294798 19.46 136.9100 /L 155.4/ 4.4
2018-Oct-12 00:00 54.48947 31.87685 0.18609406247754 19.31 137.4705 /L 162.5/ 9.7
2018-Oct-13 00:00 54.80061 32.25682 0.17532957378941 19.16 138.0006 /L 161.9/ 16.7
2018-Oct-14 00:00 55.13237 32.67509 0.16461388062607 19.01 138.4928 /L 154.6/ 24.8
2018-Oct-15 00:00 55.49072 33.13976 0.15394727695364 18.85 138.9382 /L 145.0/ 33.7
2018-Oct-16 00:00 55.88351 33.66121 0.14333030594194 18.67 139.3249 /L 134.7/ 43.0
2018-Oct-17 00:00 56.32124 34.25300 0.13276394306163 18.49 139.6374 /L 124.2/ 52.5
2018-Oct-18 00:00 56.81836 34.93316 0.12224986631439 18.30 139.8551 /L 113.6/ 61.8
2018-Oct-19 00:00 57.39517 35.72619 0.11179087173543 18.09 139.9495 /L 103.1/ 70.7
2018-Oct-20 00:00 58.08122 36.66612 0.10139153837912 17.88 139.8812 /L 92.6/ 78.9
2018-Oct-21 00:00 58.92119 37.80150 0.09105933714612 17.64 139.5928 /L 82.2/ 86.2
2018-Oct-22 00:00 59.98596 39.20386 0.08080656504507 17.39 138.9986 /L 72.0/ 92.2
2018-Oct-23 00:00 61.39485 40.98223 0.07065390065518 17.11 137.9655 /L 62.3/ 96.7
2018-Oct-24 00:00 63.36515 43.30927 0.06063735961917 16.82 136.2753 /L 53.6/ 99.3
2018-Oct-25 00:00 66.33592 46.46830 0.05082295280986 16.50 133.5506 /L 46.6/ 99.7
2018-Oct-26 00:00 71.33368 50.92850 0.04134037626227 16.16 129.0931 /L 42.7/ 97.8 Scheduled
2018-Oct-27 00:00 81.31450 57.35517 0.03246778454350 15.84 121.5301 /L 43.6/ 93.7 Scheduled
2018-Oct-28 00:00 106.99646 65.27627 0.02485541906271 15.65 108.1703 /L 50.5/ 87.2 Scheduled
2018-Oct-29 00:00 163.57876 62.96827 0.01999256198488 16.01 85.3747 /L 63.9/ 78.9 Scheduled
2018-Oct-30 00:00 198.47371 40.66117 0.02000043706982 18. 56.2655 /L 78.5/ 69.0
2018-Oct-31 00:00 211.27601 19.35427 0.02488446482771 21. 33.5852 /L 84.1/ 58.0
2018-Nov-01 00:00 217.24710 6.09341 0.03253098085542 24. 20.4600 /T 80.5/ 46.6
2018-Nov-02 00:00 220.62820 -1.86595 0.04145424544202 28. 13.2538 /T 72.2/ 35.4
2018-Nov-03 00:00 222.78671 -6.93974 0.05100634313509 32. 9.2586 /T 61.6/ 25.0
2018-Nov-04 00:00 224.27686 -10.39184 0.06091153912785 35. 7.0431 /T 50.0/ 15.9
2018-Nov-05 00:00 225.36277 -12.86994 0.07104304835004 38. 5.8090 /T 37.8/ 8.6
2018-Nov-06 00:00 226.18571 -14.72529 0.08133840701855 40. 5.0797 /T 25.4/ 3.5
2018-Nov-07 00:00 226.82793 -16.16088 0.09176585598538 42. 4.5824 /T 13.2/ 0.7
2018-Nov-08 00:00 227.34060 -17.30099 0.10230972625328 43. 4.1791 /T 4.361/ 0.3
2018-Nov-09 00:00 227.75733 -18.22546 0.11296350836028 45. 3.8122 /T 13.2/ 2.1
2018-Nov-10 00:00 228.10114 -18.98772 0.12372630794172 47. 3.4692 /T 25.1/ 6.0
2002 VE68
Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(a-appar)_DEC. delta APmag S-O-T /r T-O-M/Illu%
2018-Oct-15 00:00 150.06531 53.30980 0.10759360607392 19.19 74.7216 /L 125.9/ 33.7
2018-Oct-16 00:00 149.48181 54.21559 0.10329553667576 19.04 76.3097 /L 133.2/ 43.0
2018-Oct-17 00:00 148.83113 55.19030 0.09900183129523 18.89 77.9507 /L 138.3/ 52.5
2018-Oct-18 00:00 148.09621 56.24365 0.09471683787632 18.74 79.6529 /L 140.3/ 61.8
2018-Oct-19 00:00 147.25461 57.38675 0.09044579449531 18.57 81.4255 /L 138.8/ 70.7
2018-Oct-20 00:00 146.27626 58.63222 0.08619501108173 18.41 83.2795 /L 134.1/ 78.9
2018-Oct-21 00:00 145.11990 59.99432 0.08197210286570 18.23 85.2276 /L 126.9/ 86.2
2018-Oct-22 00:00 143.72749 61.48889 0.07778629203441 18.05 87.2846 /L 118.1/ 92.2
2018-Oct-23 00:00 142.01486 63.13291 0.07364879922926 17.86 89.4676 /L 108.2/ 96.7
2018-Oct-24 00:00 139.85568 64.94341 0.06957335201797 17.66 91.7965 /L 97.7/ 99.3
2018-Oct-25 00:00 137.05286 66.93462 0.06557684217419 17.45 94.2938 /L 86.9/ 99.7
2018-Oct-26 00:00 133.28533 69.11166 0.06168016490496 17.24 96.9846 /L 76.5/ 97.8
2018-Oct-27 00:00 128.00654 71.45577 0.05790926593450 17.01 99.8957 /L 67.1/ 93.7
2018-Oct-28 00:00 120.25652 73.89008 0.05429639684158 16.77 103.0534 /L 59.8/ 87.2
2018-Oct-29 00:00 108.39796 76.19968 0.05088151783938 16.53 106.4793 /L 56.1/ 78.9
2018-Oct-30 00:00 90.32934 77.87471 0.04771366254203 16.29 110.1826 /L 57.1/ 69.0
2018-Oct-31 00:00 66.39386 78.01959 0.04485185756628 16.04 114.1463 /L 63.0/ 58.0
2018-Nov-01 00:00 43.10710 75.91476 0.04236485975846 15.80 118.3080 /L 73.0/ 46.6
2018-Nov-02 00:00 26.14878 71.74589 0.04032862298935 15.58 122.5336 /T 85.7/ 35.4
2018-Nov-03 00:00 15.11963 66.13125 0.03882034121698 15.39 126.5947 /T 99.8/ 25.0
2018-Nov-04 00:00 7.90346 59.59676 0.03790867995667 15.24 130.1678 /T 114.0/ 15.9
2018-Nov-05 00:00 2.98305 52.55906 0.03764176598364 15.15 132.8851 /T 126.3/ 8.6
2018-Nov-06 00:00 359.48021 45.38236 0.03803689281373 15.13 134.4460 /T 134.0/ 3.5
2018-Nov-07 00:00 356.89320 38.38003 0.03907655695614 15.19 134.7432 /T 134.5/ 0.7
2018-Nov-08 00:00 354.92506 31.79027 0.04071282313850 15.30 133.9054 /T 127.7/ 0.3
2018-Nov-09 00:00 353.39203 25.76086 0.04287775524106 15.45 132.2186 /T 116.5/ 2.1
2018-Nov-10 00:00 352.17537 20.35516 0.04549526386674 15.64 130.0006 /T 103.3/ 6.0
2018-Nov-11 00:00 351.19542 15.57304 0.04849057486808 15.84 127.5142 /T 89.5/ 11.5
2018-Nov-12 00:00 350.39683 11.37505 0.05179592105465 16.05 124.9416 /T 75.6/ 18.4
2018-Nov-13 00:00 349.74008 7.70253 0.05535292196829 16.26 122.3941 /T 61.9/ 26.4
2018-Nov-14 00:00 349.19617 4.49102 0.05911280050965 16.47 119.9324 /T 48.4/ 35.1
2018-Nov-15 00:00 348.74336 1.67805 0.06303548837806 16.67 117.5847 /T 35.2/ 44.3
2018-Nov-15 00:00 348.74336 1.67805 0.06303548837806 16.67 117.5847 /T 35.2/ 44.3
2018-Nov-16 00:00 348.36503 -0.79312 0.06708832211277 16.86 115.3601 /T 22.2/ 53.7
2018-Nov-17 00:00 348.04823 -2.97217 0.07124471218898 17.04 113.2571 /T 9.780/ 63.1
2018-Nov-18 00:00 347.78271 -4.90172 0.07548295613387 17.22 111.2688 /T 6.576/ 72.1
2018-Nov-19 00:00 347.56026 -6.61785 0.07978524927067 17.39 109.3856 /T 18.5/ 80.5
2018-Nov-20 00:00 347.37418 -8.15096 0.08413689010547 17.55 107.5975 /T 31.8/ 87.9
2018-Nov-21 00:00 347.21897 -9.52662 0.08852565422975 17.70 105.8945 /T 45.5/ 93.8
2018-Nov-22 00:00 347.09006 -10.76630 0.09294130389198 17.85 104.2672 /T 59.5/ 97.9
2018-Nov-23 00:00 346.98361 -11.88807 0.09737520110451 17.99 102.7071 /T 73.8/ 99.8
2018-Nov-24 00:00 346.89643 -12.90719 0.10181999636188 18.12 101.2066 /T 88.4/ 99.1
2018-Nov-25 00:00 346.82577 -13.83658 0.10626937138315 18.25 99.7589 /T 103.0/ 95.9
2018 TF3
Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(a-appar)_DEC. delta APmag S-O-T /r T-O-M/Illu%
2018-Oct-18 00:00 43.41372 0.19522 0.22951137946265 18.54 157.4194 /L 92.7/ 61.8
2018-Oct-19 00:00 43.54671 -0.12218 0.21683110119189 18.38 157.8511 /L 81.1/ 70.7
2018-Oct-20 00:00 43.68457 -0.47253 0.20424004910502 18.23 158.2227 /L 69.4/ 78.9
2018-Oct-21 00:00 43.82911 -0.86184 0.19173592489431 18.07 158.5241 /L 57.6/ 86.2
2018-Oct-22 00:00 43.98262 -1.29776 0.17931653956225 17.90 158.7426 /L 45.8/ 92.2
2018-Oct-23 00:00 44.14800 -1.79015 0.16697992621213 17.73 158.8633 /L 34.1/ 96.7
2018-Oct-24 00:00 44.32899 -2.35192 0.15472450560483 17.54 158.8679 /L 23.0/ 99.3
2018-Oct-25 00:00 44.53057 -3.00028 0.14254933204254 17.35 158.7337 /L 15.2/ 99.7
2018-Oct-26 00:00 44.75945 -3.75872 0.13045446602343 17.15 158.4319 /L 16.8/ 97.8
2018-Oct-27 00:00 45.02501 -4.65997 0.11844155684547 16.94 157.9244 /L 26.5/ 93.7
2018-Oct-28 00:00 45.34077 -5.75107 0.10651479226393 16.72 157.1593 /L 38.8/ 87.2
2018-Oct-29 00:00 45.72698 -7.10184 0.09468252690463 16.47 156.0618 /L 52.0/ 78.9
2018-Oct-30 00:00 46.21557 -8.82030 0.08296024193985 16.21 154.5192 /L 65.4/ 69.0
2018-Oct-31 00:00 46.85995 -11.08175 0.07137629413221 15.93 152.3498 /L 78.9/ 58.0
2018-Nov-01 00:00 47.75681 -14.18804 0.05998398518899 15.62 149.2419 /L 92.1/ 46.6
2018-Nov-02 00:00 49.10098 -18.69646 0.04888935394072 15.29 144.6173 /L 104.4/ 35.4
2018-Nov-03 00:00 51.35124 -25.71618 0.03832240372024 14.94 137.3132 /L 114.4/ 25.0
2018-Nov-04 00:00 55.89463 -37.54668 0.02883885445870 14.65 124.8535 /L 117.8/ 15.9
2018-Nov-05 00:00 69.45129 -57.83011 0.02186854038752 14.72 102.6723 /L 106.4/ 8.6
2018-Nov-06 00:00 148.26110 -74.31223 0.02019142988819 15.96 70.0899 /L 76.9/ 3.5
2018-Nov-07 00:00 201.10807 -54.85124 0.02490149226545 19. 41.8988 /L 47.4/ 0.7
2018-Nov-08 00:00 210.84816 -39.56567 0.03340771685618 22. 25.4128 /L 30.7/ 0.3
2018-Nov-09 00:00 214.56733 -30.64104 0.04355517793359 26. 16.3465 /L 28.3/ 2.1
2018-Nov-10 00:00 216.51603 -25.12511 0.05445324229243 29. 11.3377 /L 35.7/ 6.0
CW setup: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TX polarization RCP RCV polarization LCP & RCP Frequency hops: no hopping Bandwidth: 5000 Hz TXoffset +500 Hz FFT for PFS files: 5000 for 1.0 Hz resolution Ranging setups: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10-usec baud 10 usec code 127 PRP 1270 usec FFT 64 ncoh 1 bandwidth 787 Hz resolution 12.3 Hz TXOFF +100 Hz (echo in column 32 + 8 = 40) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11-usec baud 11 usec code 127 PRP 1397 usec FFT 64 ncoh 1 bandwidth 716 Hz resolution 11.2 Hz TXOFF +100 Hz (echo in column 32 + 9 = 41) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-usec baud 1 usec code 255 ncoh 2 bandwidth 1960.8 Hz FFT 512 resolution 3.8 Hz TXOFF +200 Hz The 1 usec setup provides sufficient resolution to spatially resolve the asteroid into about 17 rows. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
OSOD and predicts will be on aardvark:
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POINTING
TX Offsets
Date (UTC) DOY hhmmss RA Dec Macro LHA Dec RTT OSOD
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Transmit offsets are given in millidegrees.
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TRANSMITTER: STATION #14, RECEIVER: STATION #14
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