NEAT January 1998 Interesting Objects

1998BX₇ = BEAG0H is an Amor Near-Earth asteroid discovered with NEAT on 1/24/98 and recovered with NEAT on subsequent nights. It is about 1.5 km in diameter. Its a,e,i,q = 2.58, 0.50, 8, 1.2779 (G. Williams, SAO).

1998BP₂₆ = BFSX48 is an Amor Near-Earth asteroid discovered with NEAT on 1/28/98 moving 0.8 degrees/day at V=18.1 and recovered with NEAT on 1/29/98. It is about 1.1 km in diameter with a,e,i,q = 1.74, 0.26, 21, 1.2842 (G. Williams, SAO).

1998BO₂₆ = BFS4DS was discovered with NEAT on 1/28/98 with unusual motion at V = 18.5.

Comet 69P/Taylor was detected serendipitously with NEAT on 1/28/98.

1998 BS₁₄ = BF13AA is a Hungaria-type asteroid discovered with NEAT on 1/26/98 moving 0.6 degree/day and recovered with NEAT on 1/28/97.

1998 BM₁₀ = BEO2Z7 is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered with NEAT on 1/25/98 moving 0.7 degrees/day and recovered on 1/26/98. Its a, e, i, q = 2.304, 0.346, 23.2, 1.51 (D. Rabinowitz).

1998 BB₁₀ = BEN9CG is a Apollo Earth-crossing asteroid discovered with NEAT on 1/25/98 moving 1.5 degrees/day and recovered on 1/26/98. It is about 300 m in diameter. Its a,e,i,q = 1.28, 0.43, 12, 0.7274 (G. Williams, SAO). 1998 BB₁₀ joins the list of (currently 106) Potentially Dangerous Minor Planets.

1998 BG₉ = BEBWL3 is an Amor Near-Earth asteroid discovered with NEAT on 1/24/98 and recovered with NEAT on subsequent nights. It is about 530 m in diameter. Its a,e,i,q = 2.55, 0.54, 13, 1.1706 (G. Williams, SAO).

1998 BZ₇ = BEBL4P is an Apollo Earth-Crossing asteroid discovered with NEAT on 1/24/98 and recovered with NEAT on subsequent nights. It is about 1.5 km in diameter. Its a,e,i,q = 2.05, 0.56, 6, 0.9059 (G. Williams, SAO).