Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011epsc.conf..714w&link_type=abstract
EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011, held 2-7 October 2011 in Nantes, France. http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2011, p.714
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
The Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (PS1), located on Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii, is a 1.8-meter diameter telescope equipped with a 1.4 Gigapixel camera that delivers a 7 square degree field of view. PS1 is conducting a diverse survey that includes searching for Near Earth Asteroids. PS1 discovered its first NEA in September 2010. During the year since then, the survey strategy has been incrementally refined to increase NEA detection, and the discovery rate for NEAs has systematically improved. On January 30, 2011 (UT), the entire night was devoted to observations optimized for NEA discovery, and PS1 discovered 19 NEAs, the most discovered by a single telescope in a night. The discovery rate and NEA size distribution for PS1 discoveries will be discussed. PS1 delivers excellent astrometry and photometry, and these characteristics will also be described. The survey strategy yields colors for NEAs, and the colors of NEAs measured by PS1 will be compared to MBAs.
Denneau Larry
Granvik Mikael
Jedicke Robert
Veres Peter
Wainscoat Richard
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