Novel Asteroid Spots Its First "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid"
A novel asteroid discovery algorithm, HelioLinc3D, spotted its first potentially harmful asteroid (PHA), a 600-foot (183 meters)
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A novel asteroid discovery algorithm, HelioLinc3D, spotted its first potentially harmful asteroid (PHA), a 600-foot (183 meters)
HelioLinc3D, a next-generation asteroid discovery algorithm developed for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's upcoming sky survey, has identified its first "potentially hazardous" asteroid, 2022 SF289. An asteroid discovery algorithm — designed to uncover near-Earth asteroids for the Vera C. Rubin Ob
The roughly 600-foot-long asteroid, designated 2022 SF289, was discovered during a test drive of the algorithm with the ATLAS survey in Hawaiʻi.
Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 01, 2023 - An asteroid discovery algorithm - designed to uncover near-Earth asteroids for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's upcoming 10-year survey of the night sky - has identified its first potentially hazard
An algorithm developed by the team - known as HelioLinc3D - has made its first discovery of a "potentially hazardous" asteroid.