Dear Observers, Here is a list of targets for the next lunation. I'm sending it a little bit in advance, as I will be largely busy (and later unvailable) during the rest of this month. Enjoy! This list of targets is also available at http://www.asu.cas.cz/~asteroid/binastphotsurvey_neosource_targets20241231.txt Clear Skies, Petr Pravec Object V Dec Elo Mot Bga H q a Arc Hrev P Ampl U 0. Worked objects: (2680) Mateo 16.9 17 120v 0.1 -40 13.2 1.89 2.40 31opp New binary, see the binast-webtool. (3220) Murayama 16.1 22 122v 0.2 -35 13.3 1.84 2.23 29opp New binary, see the binast-webtool. (3255) Tholen 15.8 46 107 0.5 -17 13.6 1.51 2.37 23opp New binary, see the binast-webtool. (3749) Balam 17.0 20 119v 0.1 -38 13.6 1.99 2.24 30oppT Returned paired binary, see the binast-webtool. (3837) Carr 17.0 18 144v 0.1 -24 13.0 2.26 2.43 29oppT One period (2.9 h) per lunation needed. (7500) Sassi 17.4 22 132v 0.0 -30 13.9 2.09 2.29 25opp New binary, see the binast-webtool. 1. Returning binaries: (1526) Mikkeli 16.1 23 144^ 0.1 42 13.2 1.88 2.32 31opp Returning binary, 2nd apparition. D_2/D_1 = 0.20, P_orb = 15.98 h (1934) Jeffers 15.9 37 146^ 0.3 42 12.7 1.68 2.39 30opp Probable binary, confirmation with high-quality data needed. (4605) Nikitin 16.1 21 167^ 0.3 19 13.7 1.89 2.23 25opp Probable binary, confirmation with high-quality data needed. (6177) Fecamp 16.2 31 162^ 0.2 26 13.8 2.04 2.20 26opp Returning binary, 2nd apparition. D_2/D_1 = 0.40, P_orb = 22.105 h 2. Paired asteroids (errors <= 0.03 mag): 3. Returning "prime suspects", to be followed up on their 2nd (3rd, ...) apparitions: (1156) Kira 15.6 16 140^ 0.1 42 12.4 2.13 2.24 36opp 12.4 2.9710 0.20 0.26 3 (1978) Patrice 16.4 28 171^ 0.3 17 13.2 1.73 2.20 36opp 12.9 5.88121 0.13 2+ (2496) Fernandus 16.3 15 144^ 0.1 38 13.4 2.10 2.17 31opp 13.2 2.8069 0.26 3 (4650) Mori 15.5 27 176 0.3 10 13.6 1.91 2.24 28opp 13.5 3.8947 0.12 2+ (7160) Tokunaga 15.5 21 171^ 0.2 15 13.5 1.96 2.47 28opp 13.4 5.1352 0.13 3- 4. New targets (errors <= 0.03 mag): (2843) Yeti 15.9 11 148^ 0.2 30 13.2 2.00 2.30 29opp (2971) Mohr 16.2 24 143^ 0.2 43 13.4 1.98 2.25 28opp (3602) Lazzaro 16.4 13 160^ 0.2 20 14.3 1.96 2.27 26opp (4016) Sambre 15.8b 23 177^ 0.2 11 14.2 1.86 2.41 28opp (4648) Tirion 15.5 31 161^ 0.2 27 13.4 1.95 2.39 27opp (5393) Goldstein 16.2 31 167^ 0.2 21 13.9 2.04 2.34 23opp (7068) Minowa 16.1 21 158^ 0.2 28 13.7 2.02 2.22 27opp (8458) Georgekoenig 16.5 25 177^ 0.3 10 15.0 1.94 2.27 22opp (9560) Anguita 16.5 26 177 0.3 10 14.1 2.05 2.17 24opp (27791) Masaru 16.5 31 167^ 0.3 21 14.2 2.06 2.19 22opp (66284) 1999 JU15 16.5 29 174 0.3 13 13.9 1.84 2.27 20opp (458122) 2010 EW45 14.8f 11^ 148^ 1.9 -23 17.6 0.68 2.07 11opp Note: The ephemerides were computed for 2024-12-31 ^/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: (2680) (3220) (3255) (3749) (3837) (7500) (1526) (1934) (4605) (6177) (1156) (1978) (2496) (4650) (7160) (2843) (2971) (3602) (4016) (4648) (5393) (7068) (8458) (9560) (27791) (66284) (458122)