Category Archives: Minor Planet Discoveries

A record breaking month for D21, Shenton Park.

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Paul

The Minor Planet Center’s reports for August reveal a record breaking month for D21, Shenton Park. From July 20 to August 8, we made 348 observations of 78 objects (previous best was 266 back in August 2007). Among the many … Continue reading →

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Minor Planet Discovery – 2010 OE100

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Paul

D21 Shenton Park finds its third main belt asteroid during routine recovery work on July 20. The asteroid’s orbit appears more eccentric and have lower perihelion than typical main belters. At a magnitude close to 19, the object appears clearly … Continue reading →

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Minor Planet Discovery – 2009 TV

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Paul

D21 Shenton Park discovers a new Mars Crosser – designated 2009 TV. The object was discovered on October 8th, and confirmed shortly after by our sister station 926 (Tenagra Arizona). 2009 TV is  kilometer-sized object at magnitude 18.4. At its … Continue reading →

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Minor Planet Discovery – 2007 PG9

Posted on August 31, 2007 by Paul

Tenagra Western Australia is credited with its first minor planet discovery. Given the preliminary designation 2007 PG9, the single discovery is listed together with the total observations from D21 Shenton Park for the month of August and can be accessed … Continue reading →

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