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Links to Astronomical Oservatories and external services useful for observers

Last update: April 14, 2025

Page prepared by Francesco Manca obs.sormano@alice.it

Here there are some links to external web page useful for the Observers as the ephemeris service or other links related to asteroid and comets. Objects available in our Sormano Priority Lists extracted from SAEL, MPBL, PCEL can be also calculated for a specific Observatory Code using links below. Other links could be an help to start with follow-up of selected objects like new discovery as PHAs, NEAs or so on.

Any comment and/or suggestion or links to be add will be welcomed.

IAU Minor Planet Center

• NEO Confirmation page (R.A. order)
• Minor Planet & Comet Ephemeris Service
• Generate ephemerides for "new" discoveries
• Customized versions of the observable-object lists
• The Distant Artificial Satellites Observation page
• On-line MPECs.
• Minor Planet Checker
• Sky coverage
• Where Are My Observations
• Minor Planet Center - Newsletter

Neodys

• Search tool
• Risk list
• List of objects in the NEODYS database
• NEOScan is a system dedicated to the scan of the Minor Planet Center NEO Confirmation Page
• AstDyS numbered and multiopposition asteroids

JPL-NASA

• JPL NASA Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS)
• JPL's Horizon Ephemeris generator
• JPL solar system dynamics web site
• JPL Radar Astrometry
• NEO Related Links
• Asteroid Radar Research
• Near-Earth Object Human Space Flight Accessible Targets Study (NHATS)

IAWN

• United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and (IAWN)

• International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN)
• IAWN Membership
• IAWN Campaigns
• NEO News
• Tim Spahr: IAWN Steering Committee Meeting, Vienna, 5 February 2020
• Francesco Manca: presentation in 15th Meeting of the Steering Committee, October 2022

Lowell Observatory

• Asteroid Observing Services
• ASTEPH Asteroid Ephemeris
• Asteroid Observation Chart Builder

Sormano Astronomical Observatory

• Sormano Astronomical Observatory IAU code 587
• Sormano observable list of objects available in MBPL, SAEL, PCEL Priority Lists
• Table of Asteroids Next Closest Approaches to the Earth ( TECA )
• Table of Asteroids Next Closest Approaches to the Moon ( TAM )
• interesting Asteroids Past Earth Close encounters ( APEC )
• List of selected objects ( MBPL - Minor Body Priority List ), H <= 22.0
• Small Asteroids Encounters List ( SAEL , objects having H > 22.0 )
• List of Planetary Close Encounters ( PCEL - with planets Mercury, Venus and Mars)
• Orbit identification of asteroids and comets (computations)
• Internal reports, scientific papers and broadcast interview

other links of interest

• Mailing List, Organizations
  • MPML - A list for asteroid and comet researcher
  • SIMCA (Italian Society of Celestial Mechanics and Astrodynamics
  • Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences ( INASAN)
  • ESA's SSA-NEO Coordination Centre
  • SpaceDyS
  • The Planetary Society
  • NASA Ames Research center
  • B612 Foundation
  • UAI-Unione Astrofili Italiani Minor Planets Section
  • Planetary Science Institute: Pasquale Tricarico
  • Dr. Al Grauer homepage member of the Catalina Sky Survey Team
• Minor Planet Properties, Asteroid family
  • Minor Planet Physical Properties Catalogue
  • JPL-NASA: Twenty Years of Tracking Near-Earth Objects
  • Asteroid families classification: Exploiting very large datasets (Icarus 239 - 2014 46-73)
  • NEOROCKS (dynamical and physical properties)
• Meteroids
  • OAS web page dedicated to PRISMA Project: Italian Network for meteors observations and trajectory studies
  • International Meteor Organization
  • FRIPON - Fireball Recovery and InterPlanetary Observation Network
• Animated plot, Simulator
  • orbit Viewer
  • ESA SSA Orbit Visualizer
  • JPL: Asteroid Size Estimator
  • Moon Phases Calendar (by Catalina Sky Survey)
  • Estimating the regional environmental consequences of a comet or asteroid impact on Earth
  • Goddard Media Studios
• Archives, Documentation
  • European Space Agency's Planetary Science Archive (PSA)
  • The STScI Digitized Sky Survey
  • Tunguska Hone page (Bologna University - Italy)
  • Video Journal of the Italian Astronomical Society
  • Cometography created by Gary W. Kronk
  • Apollo 11 in Real time (by NASA)
  • Apollo 13 in Real time (by NASA)

• Suggested links by external:
  • ESA for Kids
  • NASA for Kids and Students
  • Sky & Telescope Astronomy for Beginners

  • Astronomy Guide (for 2020)
  • Beginners Guide To Backyard Astronomy
  • The 88 Constellations and Their Brightest Stars
  • StarLust: Space. Astronomy. Stargazing
  • Build an Observatory in your Garden
  • Guide To Backyard Astronomy
  • Guide to the Lunar 100
  • Space games and Resources for Kids (free/to buy)

  • Space Elevators and Astronomy
  • Astronomy and space related learning games and activities for kids
  • The Role of Data Science in Astronomy and Interstellar Exploration
  • Advantages of Security Cameras in Astronomy
  • Sleeping Under Stars & Planets
  • Back Garden Astronomy
  • Space And Solar System Resources And Word Games For Kids

  • Interactive Learning
  • California Masters Programs in Machine Learning
  • How AI is Revolutionizing Space Travel
  • Learner's Guide to Astronomy
  • STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
  • 25 of the Most Innovative Female Engineers in History

Observatories involved in the follow up and research of minor planets

• Code 104 San Marcello P.se Ref. Luciano Tesi
• Code 203 GiaGa Observatory Ref. Gianni Galli
• Code 204 Schiaparelli Observatory Ref. Luca Buzzi
• Code 473 Remanzacco Ref. Guido
• Code 595 Farra d'Isonzo Ref. Luciano Bittesini
• Code 703 , G96 and I52 Catalina Sky Survey/Mt. Lemmon Survey Ref. Steve Larson
• Code A24 New Millennium Observatory, Ref. Elia Cozzi
• Code A55 Osservatorio Astronomico Vallemare di Borbona
• Code B04 OAVdA Saint-Barthelemy Ref. Dr.Jean Marc Christille
• Code B39 Tradate Ref. Lorenzo Comolli
• Code F51 and F52 Pan-STARRS (PS1 Science Sonsortium) people interested should email to outreach@ps1sc.org
• Code H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory Ref. E. Ryan
• Code H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield Ref. R. Holmes
• Code J04 ESA - Optical Ground Station (OGS) Ref. Detlef Koschny
• Code J75 La Sagra - OAM Observatory
• Code J95 Great Shefford Ref. Peter Birtwhistle
• Code K51 Osservatorio Astronomico del Celado Ref.Riccardo Furgoni (astrometry)
• Code L01 Visnjan Observatory Ref. Korado Korlevic
• Code T05 and T08 ATLAS Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System people interested should email to info@fallingstar.com

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