Asteroid Tonyhoffman 112900 (2002 QS50)

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Asteroid 112900 Tonyhoffman was named after Tony Hoffman.  Tony has been busy throughout his many years of astronomy, discovering more than 70 SOHO comets (including the brightest one I've ever saw), and he is the co-discoverer of Near Earth Asteroid 2005 JB22.  More information and orbit can be found HERE.

This was my first attempt at any object this faint.  At the time if imaging, asteroid Tonyhoffman 112900 was at magnitude 20.2 and is barely visible in this image.

Asteroid Tonyhoffman 112900

Image composed of 5-3 minute exposures under fair/hazy skies.

Image quality is not very good due to haze moving through exposures.

Equipment: 0.30m Schmitt-Cassegrain LX200 @ F/3.3

SBIG ST7 CCD Camera Cooled to -2.3 deg. C.

Steve Farmer Jr. Red Barn Observatory H68