Near Earth Object - Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

(86039) 1999 NC43

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Near Earth Object - Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (86039) 1999 NC43

Discovery Date: 1999 07 14

Discovery Site:  Socorro

Discoverer:  LINEAR

50 - 30 second images were stacked in this frame to show the rapid movement of this object.

Image Information:

Date and Time:  20070308 (01:21:01) UT

Image Center: R.A. 04:59:22 Decl. +15:43:07

Telescope:  0.30m Meade LX200 SCT @ f/5

Camera:  SBIG ST7

50 - 30 second exposures stacked in Astrometrica.

CCD temperature: -10c
Exposure Time: 30 seconds
Binning: 1x1

Object 16.2 V  (My measurements show it at a constant 17.4 to 17.5)

Astrometry for 1999 NC43 from H68

RBO015 C2007 03 08.03975 04 59 25.22 +15 43 05.6 17.4 V H68
RBO015 C2007 03 08.04365 04 59 27.61 +15 43 04.7 17.4 V H68
RBO015 C2007 03 08.04754 04 59 29.96 +15 43 02.8 17.5 V H68
RBO015 C2007 03 08.07093 04 59 44.45 +15 42 51.6 17.5 V H68

Sky Motion at time of observations

6.30"/min  P.A. 092.7

Sky/Weather Conditions

Moon:  Rising

Sky:  Mostly Hazy - Clouds in the area.

Temperature:  ~48F