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Proposal Identification No.:

R2727

Date Received:

2012-Mar-01 18:57:01

Technical Page
Proposal Type: General Category: Sub-Category: Observation Category: Total Time Requested: Minimum Useful Time: Prop osal Title: Regular Planetary Radar Radar Near Earth Asteroids 220 Hours

Arecibo Radar Observations of 24 Near-Earth Asteroids During August 2012 to

March 2013
ABSTRACT:
We request 70 observing sessions (150 hours observing + 70 hours setup = 220 hours total) to observe 24 near-Earth asteroids, including two potential human mission targets, one known binary system, at least two contact binary ob jects, and several asteroids which may show non-gravitational perturbations to their orbits due to the Yarkovsky effect. We have the last opportunity to obtain high-resolution radar images of the large tumbling near-Earth asteroid Toutatis until 2069. Five more of the ob jects will be suitable for high-resolution shape modeling; we expect that at least one of them is a binary system.

Name Michael W Busch

Institution UCLA/NRAO

E-mail mbusch@ess.ucla.edu

Phone 612-269-9998

Student no

Remote Observing Request

X

Observer will travel to AO Remote Observing In Absentia (instructions to operator)

Instrument Setup
S-Band radar S-band receiver

Atmospheric Observation Instruments:

Sp ecial Equipment or setup:

none

RFI Considerations

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Frequency Ranges Planned
2360 - 2400

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