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Proposal Identification No.:

R2794

Date Received:

2012-Sep-04 21:12:11

Technical Page
Proposal Type: General Category: Observation Category: Total Time Requested: Minimum Useful Time: Prop osal Title: ABSTRACT: Regular Planetary Radar Solar System 48 Hours 4 hours

Systematic Radar Observations of Small Near-Earth Asteroids

We propose a systematic radar survey of all available NEAs in an 8-hour observing run one night each month. Ob jects are available at any given time, but newly discovered ob jects will be more plentiful near the time of new moon. We expect to observe about 8-10 ob jects each month to measure orbit distance and velocity, ob ject size, spin rate, polarization ratio and radar reflectance properties. These characteristics will give new insights about smaller NEAs than previously sampled.

Name Ellen Howell

Institution Arecibo Observatory

E-mail ehowell@naic.edu

Phone 787 878-2612 x282

Student no

Remote Observing Request

X

Observer will travel to AO Remote Observing In Absentia (instructions to operator)

Instrument Setup
S-Band radar S-band receiver

Atmospheric Observation Instruments:

Sp ecial Equipment or setup:

none

RFI Considerations Frequency Ranges Planned
2380

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