New format explanation
Lastest designation
Old-style designations (pre Nov 2000)
New style FBAC designations
Our new designations are date-encoded, and have the format:
FYMDDN
Where F stands for FBAC East Dome discoveries
(objects spotted in the Research Dome and West Dome could use G
and W, respectively).
Y stands for the last digit in the year, e.g. 2000 is encoded as 0, 2001 as 1, ... 2010 as A, 2011 as B, etc.
M is the month, with 1 for January, 2 for February, ... A for October, B for November, and C for December.
DD is the UT day of the month (01 through 31).
N is the label for the object found that night,
starting with 1 for the first, 2
for the second, ... A for the tenth, B
for the eleventh, and so on. If more than 35 objects are found on a given night,
small letters will be used. Whe the small letters are used up, the first letter
changes from F to E, then C, ....
Thus: FYMDD1, FYMDD2, FYMDD3 ... FYMDD9, FYMDDA, FYMDDB, ... FYMDDZ, FYMDDa,
FYMDDb,
F1426B, imaged 26 April 2001 (UT). Vera/Zub. Pixel coordinates (884, 839). Astrometry by Dillon (PinPoint-auto). Discovery candidate awaiting 2nd night.
F1426A, imaged 26 April 2001 (UT). Mattei field. Pixel coordinates (1042,275). Astrometry by Dillon (PinPoint-manual). Turned out to be asteroid 1998 FF4.
F14269, imaged 26 April 2001 (UT). Mattei field. Pixel coordinates (601, 483). Astrometry by Dillon (PinPoint-manual). Turned out to be asteroid 11695 Mattei, our intended target.
F14268, imaged 26 April 2001 (UT). Mattei field. Pixel coordinates (708, 1000). Astrometry by Dillon (PinPoint-auto). Discovery candidate awaiting 2nd night (showing unusual motion).
F14267, imaged 26 April 2001 (UT). Mattei field. Pixel coordinates (463, 478). Astrometry by Dillon (PinPoint-auto). Turned out to be asteroid 1325.
F14266, imaged 26 April 2001 (UT). Mattei field. Pixel coordinates (1042,275). Astrometry by Dillon (PinPoint-auto). Turned out to be asteroid 1999 RA158.
F14265, imaged 26 April 2001 (UT). Vera/Zub field. Pixel coordinates (185, 167). Astrometry by Dellinger (Astrometrica). Discovery candidate awaiting 2nd night.
F14264, imaged 26 April 2001 (UT). Vera/Zub field. Pixel coordinates (473,858). Astrometry by Dillon (PinPoint-auto). Turned out to be asteroid 9648.
F14263, imaged 26 April 2001 (UT). Vera/Zub field. Pixel coordinates (794, 635). Astrometry by Dillon (PinPoint-auto). Turned out to be asteroid 2001 HG22.
F14262, imaged 26 April 2001 (UT). Vera/Zub field. Pixel coordinates (833, 597). Astrometry by Dillon (PinPoint-auto). Turned out to be asteroid 2000 AO128.
F14261, imaged 26 April 2001 (UT). Vera/Zub field. Pixel coordinates (302, 484). Astrometry by Dillon (PinPoint-manual). Turned out to be asteroid 1998 VR23.
F14022, imaged 02 April 2001 (UT). Astrometry by Dillon. Turned out to be asteroid 13550.
F14021, imaged 02 April 2001 (UT). Astrometry by Dillon. 2nd night confirmation of F14011 (2001 GG). Found using moving stack images due to high cirus, haze, and moonlight.
F14015, imaged 01 April 2001 (UT). Astrometry by Dillon. Turned out to be known asteroid 245 Vera. First use of PinPoint to do astrometry.
F14014, imaged 01 April 2001 (UT). Astrometry by Dillon. Turned out to be known asteroid 13550.
F14013, imaged 01 April 2001 (UT), pixel position (992, 897). Astrometry by Dillon. Turned out to be known asteroid 9253 Oberth.
F14012, imaged 01 April 2001 (UT), pixel position (695, 881). Astrometry by Dillon. Probably 2nd opposition recovery of 1999 XH242.
F14011, imaged 01 April 2001 (UT), pixel position (261, 398). Astrometry by Dillon. Discovery! Now designated 2001 GG . Our 9th discovery of the year, 57th total, and 19th with the Zilka AP-8. Confirmed by F14021. Epilog: we lost primary designation to 1999 WY11.
F13217, imaged 21 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 00007. Astrometry by Rivich. Turned out to be known asteroid 21667.
F13216, imaged 21 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 00006. Astrometry by Rivich. Turned out to be known asteroid 1999 VB174.
F13215, imaged 21 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 00005. Astrometry by Rivich. Turned out to be known asteroid 1998 KQ52.
F13214, imaged 21 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 00004. Astrometry by Rivich. Discovery! Now designated 2001 FG9 . Our 8th discovery of the year, 56th total, and 18th with the Zilka AP-8. Confirmed by F13206. Epilog: now a two-opposition object after being linked with 1999 TF283 (J99TS3F).
F13213, imaged 21 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 00003. Astrometry by Rivich. Discovery! Now designated 2001 FF9 . Our 7th discovery of the year, 55th total, and 17th with the Zilka AP-8. Confirmed by F13207.
F13212, imaged 21 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 00002. Astrometry by Rivich. Turned out to be asteroid 22024.
F13211, imaged 21 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 00001. Astrometry by Rivich. 2nd night confirmation of F13209 (2001 FE9).
F13209, imaged 20 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 320d_o4. Astrometry by Cruz. Discovery! Now designated 2001 FE9 . Our 6th discovery of the year, 54th total, and 16th with the Zilka AP-8. Confirmed by F13211. Epilog: now a two-opposition object after being linked with 1998 TG27.
F13208, imaged 20 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 320d_o3. Astrometry by Cruz. Awaiting 2nd night confirmation.
F13207, imaged 20 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 320d_o2. Astrometry by Cruz. Turned out to be confirmation of F13213 (our 2001 FF9).
F13206, imaged 20 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 320d_o1. Astrometry by Cruz. Turned out to be confirmation of F13214 (our 2001 FG9).
F13205, imaged 20 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 320b_1. Astrometry by Casady. Follow-up on our 2001 ER13.
F13204, imaged 20 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 320a_4. Astrometry by Casady. Turned out to be 1998 HJ98.
F13203, imaged 20 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 320a_3. Astrometry by Casady. Turned out to be asteroid 20621.
F13202, imaged 20 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 320a_2. Astrometry by Casady. Turned out to be 1999 TT73.
F13201, imaged 20 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 320a_1. Astrometry by Casady. Confirmation of F13164 (2001 FL6).
F13165, imaged 16 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 316a2_1. Astrometry by Casady. Turned out to be 1998 RB73.
F13164, imaged 16 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 316a2_1. Astrometry by Casady. Discovery! Now designated 2001 FL6 . Our 5th discovery of the year, 53st total, and 15th with the Zilka AP-8. Confirmed by F13201.
F13163, imaged 16 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 316a2_2. Astrometry by Casady. Turned out to be 2nd night on F13156.
F13162, imaged 16 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 316a2_1. Astrometry by Casady. Turned out to be1981 EA19.
F13161, imaged 16 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 316b_o1. Astrometry by Cruz. 2nd night confirmation of F13151.
F13156, imaged 15 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 315a_o5. Astrometry by Dillon. Discovery! Now designated 2001 EX17 . Our 4th discovery of the year, 52st total, and 14th with the Zilka AP-8. Confirmed by F13163. Epilog: now a two-opposition object after being linked with 1999 VT216 (J99VL6T).
F13155, imaged 15 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 315a_o4. Astrometry by Dillon. Probably 1998 RB73.
F13154, imaged 15 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 315a_o3. Astrometry by Dillon. Probably 1981 EA19.
F13153, imaged 15 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 315a_o2. Astrometry by Dillon. Discovery! Now designated 2001 EV19 . Our 10th discovery of the year, 58th total, and 20th with the Zilka AP-8. Confirmation must have come from other one-nighters, the first time this has happened.
F13152, imaged 15 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 315a_o1. Astrometry by Dillon. Awaiting 2nd night confirmation.
F13151, imaged 15 March 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 315b_o1. Astrometry by Dillon. Discovery! Now designated 2001 ER13 . Our 3rd discovery of the year, 51st total, and 13th with the Zilka AP-8. Confirmed by F13161.
F1218A, imaged 18 February 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 217_oX. Astrometry by Casady. Known asteroid 2001 BM74.
F12189, imaged 18 February 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 217_o9. Astrometry by Casady. Known asteroid 23121.
F12188, imaged 18 February 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 217_o8. Astrometry by Casady. Known asteroid 11167.
F12185, imaged 18 February 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 217_o5. Astrometry by Casady. Known asteroid 12491.
F12184, imaged 18 February 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 217_o4. Astrometry by Casady. Awaiting 2nd night confirmation.
F12183, imaged 18 February 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 217_o3. Astrometry by Casady. Awaiting 2nd night confirmation.
F12181, imaged 18 February 2001 (UT), astrometric designation 217_o1. Astrometry by Dillon. Discovery! Now designated 2001 DC59 . Our 2nd discovery of the year, 50th total, and 12th with the Zilka AP-8.
F11254, imaged 25 January 2001 (UT), also 125B_o2. Thanks to 2nd and 3rd night recovery by Paul Comba, this discovery is now 2001 BK70, our first discovery of the year, 48th total, and 10th (11th with 2000 YU134) with the Zilka camera.
F11253, imaged 25 January 2001 (UT), also 125B_o1. Discovery candidate awaiting 2nd night confirmation.
F11252, imaged 25 January 2001 (UT), also 125A_o2. MPC identified as asteroid 6480.
F11251, imaged 25 January 2001 (UT), also 125A_o1, bright object in the northerly A search field. MPC identified as asteroid 2158.
F11058, imaged 5 January 2001 (UT), this was Len's lr_04. ID'ed by the MPC as asteroid 12177.
F11057, imaged 5 January 2001 (UT), this was Len's lr_03. ID'ed by the MPC as asteroid 1998 UM.
F11056, imaged 5 January 2001 (UT), this was Len's lr_02. ID'ed by the MPC as asteroid 11860.
F11055, imaged 5 January 2001 (UT), this was Len's lr_01. ID'ed by the MPC as asteroid 2757.
F11054, imaged 5 January 2001 (UT), this was K2's ll_d. ID'ed by the MPC as asteroid 1998 FW20.
F11053, imaged 5 January 2001 (UT), this was K2's ll_c. MPC identified it with asteroid 11860.
F11052, imaged 5 January 2001 (UT), this was K2's ll_b. MPC identified it with our holiday discovery 2000 YT30.
F11051, imaged 5 January 2001 (UT), this was K2's ll_a1. MPC identified it with asteroid 2757.
F0C318, imaged 31 December 2000 (UT), this was Bill's C31B_o3. It's now known to be our 2000 YT30, as expected.
F0C317, imaged 31 December 2000 (UT), this was Bill's C31B_o2. This appears to be a discovery candidate, awaiting a 2nd night.
F0C316, imaged 31 December 2000 (UT), this was Bill's C31B_o1. It's now known to be 1998 FW20.
F0C315, imaged 31 December 2000 (UT), this was Len's C31C_o1. It's now knowned to be our 2000 YR30, as expected.
F0C314, imaged 31 December 2000 (UT), this was Alex's C31A_o4. It turned out to be 1999 ND10.
F0C313, imaged 31 December 2000 (UT), this was Alex's C31A_o3. It turned out to be our 2000 YY19.
F0C312, imaged 31 December 2000 (UT), this was Alex's C31A_o2. It turned out to be our 2000 YR29.
F0C311, imaged 31 December 2000 (UT), this was Alex's C31A_o1. Discovery!. 2nd night pre-discovery confirmation was F0C294. Our object is now known as 2000 YU31, our 47th discovery, 22nd for the year, 9th with the Zilkha AP-8 camera. Epilog: in 2001 DOU-A55, 1999 NW33 was linked to our YU31, and we lost primary designation.
F0C305, imaged 30 December 2000 (UT), this was Len's C30A_o1. It turned out to be another sighting of our 2000 YY19.
F0C304, imaged 30 December 2000 (UT), this was Bill's 291_03. This turned out to be 2nd night confirmation for F0C291, now our 2000 YT30.
F0C303, imaged 30 December 2000 (UT), this was Bill's 291_02. Discovery!. 2nd night pre-discovery confirmation was F0C223. Our object is now known as 2000 YU30, our 46th discovery, 21st for the year, 8th with the Zilkha AP-8 camera. Epilog: in 2001 DOU-A55, 2000 YV45 was linked to YU30, and we lost primary designation.
F0C302, imaged 30 December 2000 (UT), this was Bill's 291_01. It turned out to be 1998 FW20.
F0C301, imaged 30 December 2000 (UT), Len's 227_o3 from the 227 recovery field. Len believes this is the 2nd night recovery of F0C295 (confirmed by the MPC).
F0C296, imaged 30 December 2000 (UT), this was Alex's 221 (possibly the 2nd night on F0C221). Confirmed by the MPC, this was 2nd night confirmation of our 2000 YR30.
F0C295, imaged 29 December 2000 (UT), Len's 227_o3 from the 227 recovery field. Discovery! This object is now known as 2000 YR29. Our 43rd discovery, 18th for the year, 5th with the Zilkha AP-8 camera. F0C301 was the 2nd night confirmation. Epilog: In DOU 2001-A27, this object was linked to 1999 RR93. We keep primary designation, and this becomes a two-opposition object.
F0C294, imaged 29 December 2000 (UT), Len's 227_o2 from the 227 recovery field. 2nd night pre-discovery of F0C311, now our 2000 YU31.
F0C293, imaged 29 December 2000 (UT), Len's 227_o1 from the 227 recovery field. This was the confirmation of F0C227, which carries the primary designation.
F0C292, imaged 29 December 2000 (UT), Bill's 223_o2 from the 223 recovery field (pixel coordinates 806:727). Probably 1999 VG17 (now confirmed by the MPC).
F0C291, imaged 29 December 2000 (UT), Bill's 223_o1 from the 223 recovery field (pixel coordinates 74:553). Discovery!. 2nd night confirmation was F0C304. Our object is now known as 2000 YT30, our 45th discovery, 20th for the year, 7th with the Zilkha AP-8 camera. Epilog: in 2001 DOU-A55, our YT30 was linked to 1998 KZ52, and we retained primary designation. YT30 is now a two-opposition object. Note that a follow-up sighting of ours cataloged this object as F11052.
F0C22B, imaged 22 December 2000 (UT), Bill's a_3 object.
F0C22A, imaged 22 December 2000 (UT), Bill's a_2 object.
F0C229, imaged 22 December 2000 (UT), Len's C22D_05 from the "D" quadrant. This turned out to be 1999 VG17.
F0C228, imaged 22 December 2000 (UT), Alex's "b1" object in the post-opposition B field. This was probably asteroid 2542 P-L (now confirmed by the MPC).
F0C227, imaged 22 December 2000 (UT), Alex's "s1" object from the deep south field. A discovery now known as 2000 YY19! F0C293 was the confirmation object. Epilog: on January 1, 2001, the MPC identified YY19 with 1989 VK2 and 1996 TF57, and we keep primary designation! YY19 becomes a two-opposition object.
F0C226, imaged 22 December 2000 (UT), Bill's "a1" object in the post-opposition A field. This was the bright asteroid 278 Paulina.
F0C225, imaged 22 December 2000 (UT), Len's "d4" object in the south pre-opposition field. Awaiting 2nd night confirmation.
F0C224, imaged 22 December 2000 (UT), Len's "d2" object in the south pre-opposition field, was asteroid 7494, as expected.
F0C223, imaged 22 December 2000 (UT), Len's "d1" object in the south pre-opposition field. This turned out to be 2nd night pre-discovery confirmation of F0C303, now our 2000 YU30.
F0C222, imaged 22 December 2000 (UT), Bill's "c2" object in the north pre-opposition field, was 1999 JT122, as expected.
F0C221, imaged 22 December 2000 (UT), Bill's "c1" object in the north pre-opposition field. Discovery!. 2nd night confirmation was F0C296. Our object is now known as 2000 YR30, our 44th discovery, 19th for the year, 6th with the Zilkha AP-8 camera.
F0C184, imaged 18 December 2000 (UT), turned out to be 6649 (this was Bill's "s1" object).
F0C183, imaged 18 December 2000 (UT), turned out to be 1996 WK87 (this was Alex's "n2" object).
F0C182, imaged 18 December 2000 (UT), turned out to be 1996 BK13 (this was Alex's "n1" object).
F0C181, imaged 18 December 2000 (UT), initially hoped to be the recovery of F0B211, turned out to be 1999 RH112 instead.
F0B211, imaged 21 November 2000 (UT), thought to be 1997 CB5 at the time, astrometry by Len Casady (done in early December) shows that it corresponds to no known objects.
F0B276, imaged 27 November 2000 (UT), linked to FBAC73, is now 2000 WE107. Epilog: We lost primary designation on 2000 WE107 to a survey object, 3062 T-2, discovered in 1973.
Note that most moving objects found on 27 November 2000 (UT), used a slight modification of the format above. The standard format is given in ().
F0N275 (F0B275), imaged 27 November 2000 (UT), was asteroid 5311.
F0N274 (F0B274), imaged 27 November 2000 (UT), was 1999 JK66.
F0N273 (F0B273), imaged 27 November 2000 (UT), was our 2000 WQ21.
F0N272 (F0B272), imaged 27 November 2000 (UT), was asteroid 2415.
F0N271 (F0B271), imaged 27 November 2000 (UT), was our 2000 WO21.
... FYMDDz, EYMDD1, EYMDD2, ... EYMDD9... EYMDDA, EYMDDB, ... EYMDDZ, EYMDDa,
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