1997 SM5 1997 SN5 1997 SY17 1997 YW4
UT Discovery Date: 06:24:00 September 28 (UT), 1997
Our Initial Designation: FBAC25
Discoverers: Bill Dillon, Randy Pepper
Our Astrometry
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Next Opposition: February 23, 1999 (mag 21.5)
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Comments: Randy and I were doing an experimental deep field composite image near the ecliptic.
In blinking the first and last images, we found a faint moving object (FBAC 24). Doing the astrometry the next night, I
noticed another moving object that we'd missed in our field
blinking: FBAC 25.
Our thanks to the FBAC Supernovae Search Team for allowing me to do confirmation images on Sunday night.
UT Discovery Date: 06:24:00 September 28 (UT), 1997
Our Initial Designation: FBAC24
Discoverers: Bill Dillon, Randy Pepper
Our Astrometry
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Next Opposition: January 16, 1999 (mag 21.8)
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Comments: part of the double discovery that included 1997 SM5.
UT Discovery Date: 03:52:30 September 29 (UT), 1997
Our Initial Designation: FBAC26
Discoverer: Bill Dillon
Our Astrometry
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Next Opposition:
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Comments: While doing the astrometry on the confirmation image of FBAC25
(1997 SM5), I spotted another asteroid in the same field! Thanks again to the FBAC Supernova Search Team for telescope time in doing the confirmation!
UT Discovery Date: December 22.03576 (UT), 1997
Our Initial Designation: FBAC29
Discoverers: Cynthia Gustava and Keith Rivich
Our Astrometry
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Next Opposition: April 25, 1999
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Comments: Discovered by Cynthia and Keith, and confirmed on Christmas Eve! Sometime in the Spring of 1999, someone recovered YW4, making it our fourth multi-oppositional asteroid!
