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 Harris Data # Name Date Mag Date AU Date Mag Dec U Period Amplitude ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4215 Kamo (F) 3 30.3 15.1 4 02.3 1.290 4 02.3 15.0 -13 2 12.6 0.21 1856 Ruzena (F) 4 03.3 14.5 4 06.8 1.109 4 03.0 14.5 - 4 4350 Shibecha (F) 4 09.1 14.8 4 02.0 1.278 4 06.9 14.8 - 1 1231 Auricula (F) 4 08.7 14.8 4 14.7 1.474 4 12.7 14.8 -21 1511 Dalera (F) 4 19.1 14.9 4 16.1 1.129 4 17.1 14.9 - 5 5262 Brucegoldberg (F) 4 27.1 14.7 4 19.1 1.673 4 20.1 14.7 +10 2 16.43 0.12 1199 Geldonia (F) 4 19.9 14.4 4 21.8 1.971 4 21.7 14.4 -17 3029 Sanders (F) 4 20.7 14.8 4 24.8 0.990 4 22.8 14.8 -19 1393 Sofala (F) 4 25.0 14.5 4 27.2 1.185 4 24.0 14.5 - 9 7514 1986 ED (F) 4 26.3 14.7 4 27.7 0.878 4 26.0 14.7 -12 1217 Maximiliana (F) 4 28.0 14.4 4 30.2 1.009 4 26.6 14.4 - 5 2157 Ashbrook (F) 4 24.8 14.7 5 01.2 1.530 4 28.1 14.7 -24 5010 Amenemhet (F) 5 06.0 14.9 4 29.4 1.199 4 28.9 14.8 + 4 1 3.2 0.14-0.30 788 Hohensteina (F) 5 04.6 12.1 4 30.9 1.759 4 29.8 12.1 + 0 1+ 18.43 0.15 1793 Zoya (F) 5 03.0 14.2 5 01.5 1.029 5 03.0 14.2 -16 2 7.0 0.4 2193 Jackson (F) 5 06.4 14.2 5 09.4 1.924 5 07.1 14.2 -20 6212 1993 MS1 (F) 5 08.5 14.4 5 08.5 1.138 5 08.6 14.4 -17 13724 Schwehm (F) 5 09.7 15.0 5 13.2 0.884 5 10.1 15.0 -19 8132 Vitginzburg (F) 5 15.0 14.9 5 14.7 1.352 5 13.9 14.9 -10 5034 Joeharrington (F) 5 13.1 14.6 5 22.5 0.956 5 16.1 14.6 -27 6274 Taizaburo (F) 5 17.0 15.0 5 19.0 0.900 5 16.2 15.0 -14 6372 Walker (F) 5 19.6 14.5 5 21.4 1.694 5 19.3 14.5 -17 898 Hildegard (F) 5 19.0 13.2 6 05.4 0.862 5 20.3 13.2 -21 1 > 24. >0.3 7233 Majella (F) 5 19.0 14.7 5 20.9 1.333 5 20.8 14.7 -35 4585 Ainonai (F) 5 21.0 15.0 5 26.2 1.123 5 20.9 15.0 -12 552 Sigelinde (F) 5 20.0 13.3 5 23.6 1.890 5 22.1 13.3 -25 2- > 12. 0.15 2066 Palala (F) 5 24.3 14.5 5 22.7 1.085 5 23.4 14.5 -15 5313 Nunes (F) 5 25.4 14.5 5 26.1 0.936 5 24.7 14.5 -14 1449 Virtanen (F) 5 27.2 14.0 5 26.9 0.900 5 26.3 14.0 -11 1638 Ruanda (F) 6 03.3 13.8 6 08.5 1.268 6 03.3 13.8 -22 1+ 8.4 0.06 237 Coelestina (F) 6 03.9 12.4 6 05.7 1.573 6 03.7 12.4 -19 2 > 20. 0.3 2660 Wasserman (F) 6 05.0 14.8 6 08.4 1.240 6 04.7 14.8 - 5 1679 Nevanlinna (F) 6 07.6 14.5 6 06.5 1.714 6 05.3 14.5 + 5 2 17.94 0.16 3982 Kastel (F) 6 09.2 14.3 6 18.0 0.835 6 09.2 14.3 -22 2 8.48 0.27 4449 Sobinov (F) 6 10.3 15.0 6 10.8 1.844 6 10.7 15.0 -28 1843 Jarmila (F) 6 10.3 14.0 6 15.7 1.251 6 10.7 14.0 -25 3608 Kataev (F) 6 12.6 14.9 6 16.9 2.038 6 12.6 14.9 -24 1048 Feodosia (F) 6 15.6 12.5 6 11.3 1.285 6 13.7 12.5 -38 2 10.46 0.14 5002 Marnix (F) 6 14.6 14.5 6 18.1 0.842 6 14.5 14.5 -22 13803 1998 WU10 (F) 6 14.7 14.9 6 18.0 0.817 6 14.6 14.9 -21 4399 Ashizuri (F) 6 15.7 14.8 6 19.2 1.166 6 15.2 14.8 -15 2158 Tietjen (F) 6 16.0 14.9 6 19.2 1.526 6 15.9 14.9 -21 3214 Makarenko (F) 6 15.0 14.8 6 16.1 1.820 6 15.9 14.8 -18 4246 Telemann (F) 6 17.3 14.6 6 19.5 0.816 6 17.4 14.6 -29 2 8.96 0.11 1706 Dieckvoss (F) 6 19.2 13.9 6 18.6 0.867 6 19.2 13.9 -24 7761 1990 SL (F) 6 24.3 14.5 6 25.8 0.734 6 21.1 14.5 -39 5518 Mariobotta (F) 6 21.2 14.2 6 21.4 0.843 6 21.9 14.2 -14 1677 Tycho Brahe (F) 6 22.0 14.9 6 26.0 1.309 6 24.6 14.9 -48 609 Fulvia (F) 6 26.3 14.0 6 26.9 1.948 6 26.5 14.0 -17 1+ 20. 0.07 4675 Ohboke (F) 6 28.1 14.7 6 22.1 1.067 6 27.9 14.7 -26 1914 Hartbeespoortdam (F) 6 28.1 14.2 6 29.0 1.033 6 28.5 14.2 -19 7536 Fahrenheit (F) 6 28.1 14.8 6 30.8 1.420 6 28.7 14.8 -33 6430 1964 UP (F) 6 29.2 15.0 7 02.0 0.840 6 29.3 15.0 -26 2071 Nadezhda (F) 6 30.0 14.7 7 03.4 0.904 6 30.0 14.7 -26