Dear Colleagues, New list of targets for the coming lunation is here. Enjoy. This list of targets is also available on http://www.asu.cas.cz/~asteroid/binastphotsurvey_listoftargets20090820.txt Clear Skies, Petr Pravec Object V Dec Elo Mot Bga H q a Arc Hrev P Ampl U 0. Worked objects: (2965) Surikov 15.8 -21 144v 0.2 -18 12.2 1.87 2.39 13opp Started by Don, Julian is going to take over. (3034) Climenhaga 13.6 -21 171v 0.2 -49 12.3 1.83 2.32 18opp Probable binary. (5026) Martes 14.3 -4 166^ 0.2 -51 12.9 1.80 2.38 12opp Paired asteroid, P = 4.4231 h. One night near opposition needed. (6070) Rheinland 16.0 -5 146^ 0.1 -66 13.6 1.89 2.39 15opp Paired asteroid, P = 4.2737 h. Monitoring needed (one night per lunation). (20421) 1998 TG3 15.8 17 121 0.3 12 13.5 1.69 2.41 13opp Collaborative target, see the binast-webtool. (26471) 2000 AS152 14.5 28 138 0.3 -14 13.0 1.62 1.92 9opp Hungaria binary, one good coverage of the secondary event should nail down D_2/D_1, see binast-webtool. (63440) 2001 MD30 17.6 22 141 0.3 -13 15.0 1.77 1.94 10opp Paired asteroid, more data needed to establish. Object V Dec Elo Mot Bga H q a Arc 1. Returning binaries (1453) Fennia 15.2 -58 131 0.4 -34 12.7 1.84 1.90 17opp D_2/D_1>=0.28, P_orb = 22.99 h (3073) Kursk 16.5 4 150^ 0.2 -54 13.5 1.94 2.24 12opp D_2/D_1 = 0.25, P_orb = 44.96 h (5481) Kiuchi 15.8 -11 177^ 0.3 -49 13.0 2.19 2.34 10opp D_2/D_1 = 0.33, P_orb = 20.90 h (6244) Okamoto 15.3 -17 172v 0.3 -42 13.6 1.83 2.16 13opp D_2/D_1 = 0.25, P_orb = 20.32 h 2. Returning "prime suspects", to be followed up on their 2nd (3rd, ...) apparitions (1785) Wurm 16.0 -7 174^ 0.3 -46 13.2 2.08 2.24 23opp 13.2 3.2693 0.29 3 (3533) Toyota 16.1 9 131^ 0.0 -54 12.8 1.96 2.22 13opp 12.8 2.9809 0.18 3 (4263) Abashiri 15.7 6 148^ 0.2 -53 12.6 1.92 2.24 16opp 12.6 4.8821 0.15 3 3. Paired asteroids (errors <0.05 mag needed): (11842) Kap'bos 17.2 9 136^ 0.1 -53 13.8 2.04 2.25 12opp (13732) Woodall 18.0 10 133^ 0.0 -53 14.4 2.14 2.38 10opp (26416) 1999 XM84 17.8 12 132^ 0.1 -51 13.8 2.22 2.34 7opp (92336) 2000 GY81 18.0 19 145 0.3 -17 15.6 1.78 1.96 6opp 2002 MH3 17.6 -14 150^ 0.2 -72 15.9 1.76 2.31 4opp 4. YORP detection target: 5. New targets (1700) Zvezdara 14.7 0 143^ 0.1 -62 12.5 1.83 2.36 24opp (1818) Brahms 15.9 -3 168^ 0.2 -47 14.7 1.78 2.16 15opp (1997) Leverrier 15.1 -3 147^ 0.1 -63 13.4 1.75 2.21 14opp (2385) Mustel 14.7 -9 172^ 0.2 -52 13.2 1.88 2.24 16opp (2435) Horemheb 16.3 -3 158^ 0.2 -58 14.9 1.75 2.20 15opp (2949) Kaverznev 14.7 -8 171^ 0.3 -50 13.0 1.89 2.19 21opp (3306) Byron 14.8 -1 166^ 0.2 -47 12.7 1.92 2.25 20opp (5708) Melancholia 15.2 -5 172 0.2 -42 14.3 1.72 2.18 13opp (5774) Ratliff 16.0 17 129^ 0.1 -46 12.9 2.02 2.21 9opp (6566) Shafter 15.7 -5 161^ 0.2 -57 13.8 1.89 2.28 10opp (6792) Akiyamatakashi 14.9 -7 146^ 0.1 -68 12.9 1.80 2.38 15opp (8575) Seishitakeuchi 15.8 1 157^ 0.2 -53 14.4 1.74 2.22 10opp (9584) Louchheim 15.5 3 162^ 0.2 -46 13.8 1.86 2.42 12opp (12069) 1998 FC59 15.6 -3 163^ 0.2 -53 14.0 1.85 2.26 9opp (12721) 1991 PB 15.2 -3 151^ 0.1 -61 13.6 1.76 2.34 13opp (21910) 1999 VT23 15.7 -5 154^ 0.2 -62 13.8 1.83 2.27 15opp (24607) Sevnatu 15.7 3 160^ 0.2 -48 14.0 1.79 2.33 12opp (25068) 1998 QV88 15.5 7 160^ 0.2 -40 14.3 1.72 2.39 12opp (26151) 1994 TT3 16.3 31 129^ 0.1 -30 13.9 1.78 2.44 10opp (29980) Dougsimons 16.1 0 163^ 0.2 -48 14.7 1.78 2.25 10opp (42427) 5061 T-2 15.5 -5 172^ 0.2 -45 14.8 1.68 2.21 10opp (79165) 1993 FR27 16.3 7 159^ 0.2 -41 14.7 1.76 2.45 5opp (102454) 1999 TY218 16.3 -6 173^ 0.2 -45 16.3 1.53 2.25 7opp (177288) 2003 XF 16.3 -4 171 0.3 -41 15.6 1.68 2.18 7opp Note: The ephemerides were computed for 2009-08-22 ^/v means that the value increases/decreases by more than 0.05 mag/day (for V) or by more than 0.5 deg/day for Dec and Elong. The rate of apparent motion (Mot) is in deg/day. Bga is the galactic latitude. Compact listing: (2965) (3034) (5026) (6070) (20421) (26471) (63440) (1453) (3073) (5481) (6244) (1785) (3533) (4263) (11842) (13732) (26416) (92336) 2002 MH3 (1700) (1818) (1997) (2385) (2435) (2949) (3306) (5708) (5774) (6566) (6792) (8575) (9584) (12069) (12721) (21910) (24607) (25068) (26151) (29980) (42427) (79165) (102454) (177288)