Two new Main Belt Asteroids have been discovered during the A79 observations. According to the initial orbital elements (5 days arc), the bodies are members of the inner and central zone of the MB, respectively. 2009 QJ5 is a brilliant MBA and currently has a brightness of approximately 18.6R magnitude. More details are available in […]
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Discovery of MBA 2009 QJ5 and 2009 QK5
August 23, 2009 at 7:09am
Cometary features of the NEOCP object 9P1083D was detected
August 18, 2009 at 7:59pm
A comet activity of the 9P1083D object was observed and reported to CBAT. According to the preliminary orbit the new comet C/2009 P2 (Boattini), which was discovered on Aug. 15, 2009 in the course of the Catalina Sky Survey, will reach perihelion on July 24, 2010, at about 6.1 AU. This is the 74th comet […]
Cometary nature of NEOCP object 9O0DB7B was detected
July 31, 2009 at 9:51pm
We confirmed the comet nature of the NEOCP object 9O0DB7B. The new comet was designed as C/2009 O4 (Hill). The preliminary orbit of the 16m comet indicates perihelion on Dec. 1, 2009, at about 2.9 AU (IAUC 9059, subscription required, MPEC 2009-O56). Another comet C/2009 O3 (Hill) has been confirmed via the NEOCP from A79 […]
Discovery of 2009 OE7, 2009 OH8 and 2009 OR6
July 30, 2009 at 4:31pm
Three Main Belt Asteroids have been discovered from A79 team during the period 25-28/07/2009. More observations are needed to be obtained good orbital solutions. Together with the conformation of the objects listed on the NEO confirmation page we currently observe and our last findings. Follow the information listed on the result page and the further […]
Discovery of 2009 OD, 2009 OV, 2009 OD2 and 2009 OW2
July 30, 2009 at 2:58pm
Four Main Belt Asteroids have been discovered during the period 16-21/07/2009.
According to the current orbital elements, two of the bodies, 2009 OD and 2009 OV, can be classified as outer members and one, 2009 OD2, can be involved in the central zone of the MB. Presumably, the 2009 OW2 belong to the Nysas family, outside […]
A79 team named asteroid after Vasil Levski
June 20, 2009 at 12:37am
The proposal of A79 team to call an asteroid they discovered Levski has been approved. The Committee on Small Body Nomenclature in the Solar System at the International Astronomical Union approved the proposal of Bulgarian astronomers, discoverers of the 204831 asteroid, to name the body after Bulgarian revolutionary Vasil Levski. Levski was selected by a […]
A79 member discovered a new NEO: 2009 BD81
February 5, 2009 at 2:13am
Our member K. Dankov discovered a new NEO asteroid on the H55 images obtained on 31/01/2009 (see MPC 2009-C09)! The object received designation 2009 BD81 and according to the current orbit it was classified as an Apollo asteroid. The asteroid will reach the maximum brightness of 18.1V on 18/02/2009 and was listed as a risk […]
The first A79 numbered asteroid: 2007 PQ28 = 204831
January 14, 2009 at 12:01am
The main belt asteroid discovered by A79 team during the summer of 2007 has been numbered, 2007 PQ28 = 204831. This is the first numbered asteroid found from Bulgaria since 1989!
Discovery of main belt asteroid: 2008 WN96
December 9, 2008 at 2:48am
A new MBA asteroid has been discovered during a short A79 search campaign: 2008 WN96. The body is a typical member of the inner group of the belt and has a period of 3.2 years. Currently the asteroid brightness is 19.9V magnitude. The observations were performed by K. Dankov, L. Vrigazov and F. Fratev.
We temporary […]
16.08-22.08.2007 Discovery of 3 main belt asteroids: 2007 PQ28, 2007 PN 29 and 2007 QD2
August 26, 2007 at 8:54pm
During A79 search for MBA, three new asteroids were discovered: 2007 PQ28, 2007 PN29 and 2007 QD2 (see results).