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Discovery of Asteroids


Dr.G. Murugesan, Dr.S. Maheswaran, S. Selvapriya, V. Suganthan, S. Vinith, B. Vivek and S. Sathesh
Abstract

Asteroid detection is a most important ongoing field that had increased in last couple of decades. Due to their large size, very fast motion, and poor magnitude, Near- Earth Object (NEO) discovery is a very laborious task, mainly when the surveillance area is huge. Monitoring the nearby space for moving objects i.e., Near-Earth Asteroids (NEA) is a vital role in the future of our solar system. Initially, these studies have been geared towards the Main Belt Asteroids (MBAs), and towards the farthest asteroids of the Kuiper belt. This paper includes a modern software called “Astrometrica” that produces asteroid discoveries automatically and makes the identifications from catalogues of transient detections from astronomical survey telescope. The software can detect the populations of currently unknown objects. The proposed system uses the virtual analysis procedure to validate the moving object. The Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS 1) is used to capture a wide portion of the sky.

Volume 12 | Issue 1

Pages: 301-307

DOI: 10.5373/JARDCS/V12I1/20201157