Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1714968 | Acta Astronautica | 2013 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Our original Apophis astrometry suffered from bias. ⺠The use of the 2MASS astrometric catalog reduces the bias and improves the astrometry of Apophis. ⺠Over 430 observations of Apophis now show an RMS error of only 0.12 arcsec. ⺠Telescope tracking inconsistency is now recognized as a source of additional error.
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Authors
David J. Tholen, Marco Micheli, Garrett T. Elliott,