Can anyone tell me what the moving object is in the little red box in this animation of Comet 132P/Helin-Roman-Alu 2?
https://www.astrobin.com/5317ug/
https://www.astrobin.com/5317ug/
Can anyone tell me what the moving object is in the little red box in this animation of Comet 132P/Helin-Roman-Alu 2?
Well Written Engaging
It looks like an asteroid. As I haven't got a time I can't really check. Goto to MPC and check yourself with the actual date and time:
https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/mpc.html
https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/mpc.html
andrea tasselli:
It looks like an asteroid. As I haven't got a time I can't really check. Goto to MPC and check yourself with the actual date and time:
https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/mpc.html
Will do. Thanks for pointing to this link!
Hi Rob,
I just made some checks with ASTAP which can automatically detect and identify objects not contained in start DB. The object was clearly identified as not in DB (though I had only very poor quality pulling the coarse data from the gif and got some false positive), but since I have no precise time and observing location an automatic identification is not possible.
But you can try it out with one of your original images and precise data. It should be easy to identify.
CS
Rüdiger
I just made some checks with ASTAP which can automatically detect and identify objects not contained in start DB. The object was clearly identified as not in DB (though I had only very poor quality pulling the coarse data from the gif and got some false positive), but since I have no precise time and observing location an automatic identification is not possible.
But you can try it out with one of your original images and precise data. It should be easy to identify.
CS
Rüdiger
Ruediger:
Hi Rob,
I just made some checks with ASTAP which can automatically detect and identify objects not contained in start DB. The object was clearly identified as not in DB (though I had only very poor quality pulling the coarse data from the gif and got some false positive), but since I have no precise time and observing location an automatic identification is not possible.
But you can try it out with one of your original images and precise data. It should be easy to identify.
CS
Rüdiger
Thanks. I’ll download the software and give it a shot after the Michigan game with the original subs.
Well Written
It's always a good idea to try ASTAP for identifying asteroids.
It will use time and location ( if given in the TIFF header) to identify all asteroids in the MPC data.
Best regards
Mike
It will use time and location ( if given in the TIFF header) to identify all asteroids in the MPC data.
Best regards
Mike
Based on MPChecker, it might well be the asteroid (877) Walküre. While 132P/Helin-Roman-Alu was at: 00 41 46.7 -02 51 46 , (877) Walküre was at: 00 41 23.2 -02 42 56.
CS
Manuel
CS
Manuel
Manuel Peitsch:
Based on MPChecker, it might well be the asteroid (877) Walküre. While 132P/Helin-Roman-Alu was at: 00 41 46.7 -02 51 46 , (877) Walküre was at: 00 41 23.2 -02 42 56.
CS
Manuel
Just after you posted this I saw that on ASTAP. Never knew about this program so I appreciate everyone's help here. Always learning. (I had flipped the images for a better look)
Thanks for the feedback! That is science as science could be - a theory followed by proof of evidence. 
Yes, ASTAP is an excellent tool. One of the fastest universal plate solvers and contains tons of helpful tools. It is actively developed. Almost every day a new version with new cool functions. And the best: It is for free.
CS
Rüdiger
Yes, ASTAP is an excellent tool. One of the fastest universal plate solvers and contains tons of helpful tools. It is actively developed. Almost every day a new version with new cool functions. And the best: It is for free.
CS
Rüdiger
Helpful
Thanks for pointing out ASTAP. Will download ASAP. CS. Manuel
I just installed ASTAP and used it on some frames I took of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko ... worked fine ... and found out that (281) Lucretia was on the same frames! Thanks again @Ruediger for your help and @Rob Calfee for triggering this with your question!
CS
Manuel
CS
Manuel