Title: Observation of a Large Atomic Parity Violation Effect in Ytterbium Authors: K. Tsigutkin, D. Dounas-Frazer, A. Family, J. E. Stalnaker, V. V. Yashchuk, D. Budker (Version v3) Atomic parity violation has been observed in the 6s^2 1S0 - 5d6s 3D1 408-nm forbidden transition of ytterbium. The...
Orbital elements: 2010 DJ77 Earth MOID = 0.1382 AU Epoch 2010 Feb. 13.0 TT = JDT 2455240.5 MPC M 134.70355 (2000.0) P Q n 1.22800503 Peri. 90.80445 +0.94968239 -0.03584077 a 0.8636464 Node 271.28948 -0.09129287 +0.91862200 e 0.2299663 Incl. 18.13373 +0.29961472 +0.39350866 P 0.80 H 22.3 G 0.15 Fr...
Orbital elements: 2010 FS Earth MOID = 0.0100 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 44.27250 (2000.0) P Q n 1.34069909 Peri. 211.84899 +0.94290320 -0.33207845 a 0.8145452 Node 167.46757 +0.32498300 +0.90042942 e 0.2622885 Incl. 6.78623 +0.07293560 +0.28098177 P 0.74 H 24.3 G 0.15 U 9 [url...
Orbital elements: 2010 FO Earth MOID = 0.0862 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 327.92240 (2000.0) P Q n 0.47888048 Peri. 4.48431 -0.98016914 -0.19807000 a 1.6180228 Node 164.08766 +0.18111634 -0.90784326 e 0.3329659 Incl. 1.26660 +0.08040725 -0.36957934 P 2.06 H 24.0 G 0.15 U 7 [url=...
Orbital elements: 2010 FK Earth MOID = 0.0333 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 119.34703 (2000.0) P Q n 1.08169348 Peri. 166.08510 +0.93841031 +0.34465778 a 0.9398674 Node 173.59345 -0.33425554 +0.92344899 e 0.0970899 Incl. 12.64986 -0.08751757 +0.16868013 P 0.91 H 23.8 G 0.15 U 7 [u...
Orbital elements: 2010 FP Earth MOID = 0.2887 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 345.49900 (2000.0) P Q n 0.20366662 Peri. 114.76306 -0.99199493 -0.07773246 a 2.8610326 Node 60.91554 +0.02536663 -0.89468484 e 0.5593416 Incl. 6.53885 +0.12370362 -0.43988260 P 4.84 H 20.6 G 0.15 U 8 [url...
Orbital elements: 2010 AH2 Epoch 2010 Jan. 24.0 TT = JDT 2455220.5 MPC M 359.54191 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00301178 Peri. 357.77114 -0.58478707 -0.78073407 a 47.4883307 Node 127.93073 +0.74850112 -0.62396474 e 0.1859830 Incl. 16.20927 +0.31268219 +0.03350083 P 327 H 5.6 G 0.15 From 14 observations 201...
Orbital elements: 2010 EF43 Earth MOID = 0.0054 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 321.29363 (2000.0) P Q n 0.34234880 Peri. 61.24073 -0.56750495 +0.82334166 a 2.0237499 Node 174.16883 -0.77692964 -0.53273153 e 0.5898987 Incl. 3.85419 -0.27261414 -0.19571822 P 2.88 H 26.6 G 0.15 U 7 [u...
Orbital elements: 2010 CF55 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0500 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 304.36792 (2000.0) P Q n 0.45274214 Peri. 322.54457 +0.04939290 +0.99691775 a 1.6797144 Node 310.20160 -0.89597428 +0.01725852 e 0.7117010 Incl. 4.57739 -0.44135069 +0.07653204 P 2.18 H 22.0 G 0.1...
South African astronomers and their counterparts around the world are over the moon at the news that the United Nations General Assembly has declared 2009 the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009). "This is huge we've been pushing for this for a long time. For astronomers around the wor...
Expedition 22 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Max Suraev landed their Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft on the steppes of Kazakhstan Thursday, wrapping up a five-and-a-half-month stay aboard the International Space Station. Suraev, the Soyuz commander, was at the controls of the spacecraf...
A possible magnitude 14.4 supernova was discovered on the 7th January, 2010, in the spiral galaxy NGC5370 in the constellation Ursa Major. The supernova is located 5' West and 9' North from the center of the galaxy. Position (2000): RA 13 54 08.7, Dec +60 40 50.4
Refurbishment of Carter Observatory Carter Observatory closed its doors to the public on May 3 for several months, while it is given a major refurbishment. The refurbishment will be in two parts, the renovation of the building and the making of new displays. The historic exterior of the building wi...
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