This is list is by no means all inclusive. Some of the criteria for building were:
The asteroid had to be 15.0 or brighter at brightest (V as computed using H/G parameters)
The asteroid had to have either no or a poorly established lightcurve
This list was prepared by Brian D. Warner in support
of the "Lightcurve Opportunities" article that appears in each issue of
The Minor Planet Bulletin.
The 'U' (last) column indicates the uncertainty flag as assigned by Harris, Warner, and
Pravec their Asteroid Lightcurve Data Base.
0 No lightcurve parameters reported
1 Very preliminary parameters reported. Very likely incorrect
2 Parameters reported. Error could be up to 30% or an ambiguous solution
? Parameters reported but not published so a value is not reported.
It's important to note that a flag of '2' by no means indicates the asteroid is not worth working. There can still be considerable error in the reported parameters. Also, additional work on any asteroid on this list can contribute towards determining the pole position or shape of the asteroid, information that is known for very few asteroids.
Asteroids with a '(F)' after the name are those reaching a particularly favorable opposition.
Click here to download a list that includes all asteroids reaching 16m or brighter in the three month period.
Opposition Closest Brightest Lightcurve Data
# Name Date Mag Date AU Date Mag Dec U Period Amplitude
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872 Holda (F) 4 04.1 12.8 4 06.3 1.528 4 04.1 12.8 - 6 2 7.20 0.34
3028 Zhangguoxi (F) 4 05.1 14.5 4 05.7 1.944 4 04.6 14.5 - 5 2 4.401 0.12
5654 Terni (F) 4 04.7 14.7 3 30.8 1.376 4 04.7 14.7 - 6 0
1274 Delportia (F) 4 02.9 13.6 4 07.6 0.986 4 05.0 13.6 -12 0
5484 Inoda (F) 4 11.8 14.9 4 05.8 1.129 4 08.0 14.9 + 5 0
3497 Innanen (F) 4 13.8 14.8 4 12.7 1.320 4 09.5 14.8 + 4 0
2856 Roser (F) 4 09.9 14.9 4 11.2 2.018 4 10.0 14.9 - 8 2+ 13.73 0.49
3166 Klondike (F) 4 12.8 14.8 4 10.5 0.981 4 10.1 14.8 + 0 0
1704 Wachmann (F) 4 10.9 15.0 4 11.0 1.037 4 11.2 15.0 -10 0
4105 Tsia (F) 4 15.8 14.9 4 23.6 1.372 4 15.7 14.9 -10 0
1421 Esperanto (F) 4 18.5 14.1 4 18.4 1.848 4 17.3 14.1 - 6 0
2190 Coubertin (F) 4 17.0 14.8 4 20.0 1.246 4 18.2 14.8 -12 0
7836 1993 TG (F) 4 24.0 15.0 4 24.9 1.501 4 22.6 15.0 - 9 0
13351 Zibeline (F) 4 23.8 14.8 4 24.5 0.974 4 22.8 14.8 -10 0
18285 1972 GJ (F) 4 27.1 14.9 4 25.1 1.391 4 27.0 14.9 -14 0
1813 Imhotep (F) 4 27.1 14.4 4 27.4 1.469 4 27.1 14.4 -14 2 17.978 0.46
533 Sara (F) 4 30.8 13.5 4 29.8 1.849 4 28.8 13.5 - 8 2
7304 Namiki (F) 5 01.9 13.7 5 03.4 0.540 4 28.9 13.7 +13 0
2145 Blaauw (F) 4 25.1 14.9 4 29.9 1.999 4 30.4 14.9 -30 0
4853 Marielukac (F) 5 04.1 15.0 5 11.8 1.120 5 02.7 15.0 + 0 0
1465 Autonoma (F) 5 06.0 14.9 5 03.4 1.500 5 02.8 14.9 - 3 0
5560 Amytis (F) 5 05.6 14.9 5 07.9 1.057 5 04.6 14.8 -10 0
5854 1992 UP (F) 5 05.0 14.7 5 06.6 1.716 5 04.6 14.7 -14 0
1415 Malautra (F) 5 03.2 14.1 5 04.9 1.029 5 04.8 14.1 -22 0
2425 Shenzhen (F) 5 05.6 14.9 5 09.2 1.878 5 05.1 14.9 -14 0
3656 Hemingway (F) 5 10.1 14.9 5 14.6 0.908 5 10.5 14.9 -19 0
3406 Omsk (F) 5 08.7 14.3 5 11.5 1.426 5 11.3 14.3 -27 0
5826 1990 DB (F) 5 17.4 14.8 5 18.8 1.639 5 16.7 14.8 -15 0
632 Pyrrha (F) 5 16.4 13.7 5 20.0 1.144 5 17.2 13.7 -23 1 4.6 0.4
1451 Grano (F) 5 19.4 14.3 5 17.3 0.941 5 17.3 14.3 -10 0
1388 Aphrodite (F) 5 17.0 12.6 5 22.0 1.903 5 18.0 12.6 -20 2 11.95 0.35
4091 Lowe (F) 5 18.8 14.5 5 20.5 1.802 5 19.1 14.5 -22 2- 12.570 0.10
3049 Kuzbass (F) 5 20.0 15.0 5 23.4 1.698 5 20.6 15.0 -18 0
13538 1991 ST (F) 5 22.0 14.9 6 03.0 0.910 5 23.1 14.9 -16 0
3519 Ambiorix (F) 5 23.1 14.3 5 31.8 0.885 5 23.2 14.3 -21 0
18835 1999 NK56 (F) 5 22.9 14.6 5 28.1 1.299 5 25.2 14.6 -29 0
913 Otila (F) 5 25.8 13.3 5 31.7 0.874 5 25.6 13.3 -14 0
5305 1978 VS5 (F) 5 26.2 15.0 5 27.1 1.046 5 26.1 15.0 -20 0
3275 Oberndorfer (F) 5 26.0 14.6 5 25.9 0.902 5 26.3 14.6 -27 0
1803 Zwicky (F) 5 19.9 14.1 5 25.7 0.915 5 26.7 14.1 -66 1 27.1 0.08
178 Belisana (F) 5 27.9 11.9 5 29.1 1.343 5 28.0 11.9 -22 2 12.321 0.18
15754 1992 EP (F) 5 28.2 15.0 5 29.4 0.904 5 28.1 15.0 -21 0
4554 Fanynka (F) 5 29.2 15.0 5 31.4 1.797 5 29.7 15.0 -24 0
6845 Mansurova (F) 5 31.7 15.0 6 01.1 0.932 5 31.2 15.0 -14 0
774 Armor (F) 5 31.3 11.6 6 04.3 1.556 5 31.3 11.6 -22 2+ 25.162 0.34
596 Scheila (F) 6 01.6 11.6 6 01.7 1.427 6 01.6 11.6 -22 2 15.848 0.09
1782 Schneller (F) 6 02.7 14.6 6 04.3 1.623 6 02.3 14.6 -20 1 >0.6
4597 Consolmagno (F) 6 03.2 14.5 6 02.3 1.286 6 03.2 14.5 -23 0
456 Abnoba (F) 6 06.5 11.9 6 02.7 1.293 6 04.1 11.9 -12 2 18.203 0.24
13374 1998 VT10 (F) 6 05.0 14.7 6 07.4 0.890 6 06.1 14.7 -26 0
677 Aaltje (F) 6 05.8 13.5 6 05.2 1.867 6 06.2 13.5 -27 1 > 10.0 <0.1
1044 Teutonia (F) 6 07.2 13.2 6 11.2 1.227 6 07.5 13.2 -25 0
2180 Marjaleena (F) 6 08.0 14.8 6 10.5 1.866 6 07.5 14.8 -17 0
6932 Tanigawadake (F) 6 07.7 14.8 6 16.7 0.810 6 08.0 14.8 -18 0
1823 Gliese (F) 6 07.9 14.4 6 07.6 0.915 6 08.2 14.4 -28 0
5632 Ingelehmann (F) 6 08.0 14.5 6 10.3 1.499 6 08.9 14.5 -20 0
17152 1999 JA118 (F) 6 09.2 14.8 6 10.1 1.348 6 09.0 14.8 -21 0
1124 Stroobantia (F) 6 08.3 14.5 6 10.1 1.830 6 09.1 14.5 -33 1 16.39 0.15
6045 1991 RG9 (F) 6 10.1 14.8 6 13.8 0.928 6 10.0 14.8 -18 0
34548 2000 SY237 (F) 6 10.9 15.0 6 16.0 0.788 6 10.9 15.0 -27 0
6012 1990 SK4 (F) 6 10.4 14.9 6 23.1 0.911 6 11.9 14.9 -35 0
153 Hilda (F) 6 13.1 12.2 6 13.6 2.417 6 12.7 12.2 -17 2 5.11 0.05
7405 1988 FF (F) 6 15.9 14.5 6 14.7 1.280 6 15.8 14.5 -24 0
2724 Orlov (F) 6 15.9 15.0 6 18.5 1.588 6 15.8 15.0 -17 0
3698 Manning (F) 6 16.6 14.9 6 24.6 0.899 6 17.2 14.9 -18 0
1881 Shao (F) 6 18.0 15.0 6 20.0 1.829 6 18.6 15.0 -12 0
7134 Ikeuchisatoru (F) 6 21.7 14.8 6 18.0 1.005 6 19.5 14.8 - 8 0
5081 Sanguin (F) 6 22.0 14.0 6 19.7 1.057 6 21.6 14.0 -27 0
3484 Neugebauer (F) 6 21.9 15.0 6 26.5 1.129 6 24.0 15.0 -11 0
1775 Zimmerwald (F) 6 24.1 14.7 6 25.1 1.144 6 24.3 14.7 + 0 ?
2554 Skiff (F) 6 24.9 14.5 6 24.7 0.921 6 24.9 14.5 -28 0
3713 Pieters (F) 6 25.7 14.9 6 28.8 1.776 6 26.1 14.9 -18 0
1954 Kukarkin (F) 6 26.9 14.1 7 08.9 1.405 6 27.2 14.1 -25 0
1064 Aethusa (F) 6 27.3 12.5 7 01.0 1.110 6 27.5 12.5 -25 2 8.621 0.18