2023-03-27, 04:49 PM
Hi BMD,
I saw your thread in the Support section of the forum & that you resolved the issue. Dennis captured images on 2023 Mar 23.
Dennis, how close were the predicted positions of the NEO to your observations? Where did you obtain the orbital elements to determine the position? Did you use ST4 & download the MPC's elements for NEOs at Today's Epoch, or use some other source? You've provided the only images of this object that can be used to compare predictions to observations. Parallax wasn't as severe on 3/23 as at close approach on 3/25.
Phil S.
I saw your thread in the Support section of the forum & that you resolved the issue. Dennis captured images on 2023 Mar 23.
Dennis, how close were the predicted positions of the NEO to your observations? Where did you obtain the orbital elements to determine the position? Did you use ST4 & download the MPC's elements for NEOs at Today's Epoch, or use some other source? You've provided the only images of this object that can be used to compare predictions to observations. Parallax wasn't as severe on 3/23 as at close approach on 3/25.
Phil S.