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 LCDB Data
# Name Date Mag Date AU Date Mag Dec U Period Amplitude
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2114 Wallenquist (F) 4 07.4 14.5 4 10.5 1.749 4 07.5 14.5 - 7 2 5.49 0.30
310 Margarita (F) 4 06.7 13.1 4 08.4 1.438 4 07.6 13.1 - 9
2297 Daghestan (F) 4 10.6 14.6 4 13.4 1.791 4 09.9 14.6 - 6 2 7.7 0.37
6961 Ashitaka (F) 4 09.6 14.7 4 15.6 0.888 4 11.4 14.7 -12
4569 Baerbel (F) 4 11.3 14.6 4 14.5 1.445 4 12.1 14.6 -10
3305 Ceadams (F) 4 16.0 14.9 4 21.9 1.392 4 15.5 14.9 - 7
5274 Degewij (F) 4 13.7 15.0 4 18.1 1.303 4 16.2 15.0 -19
567 Eleutheria (F) 4 19.0 13.0 4 18.0 1.842 4 17.7 13.0 - 4 2 7.72 0.26-0.50
1669 Dagmar (F) 4 18.0 14.4 4 18.4 1.775 4 18.0 14.4 -11 1 > 12. >0.15
2375 Radek (F) 4 29.5 14.1 4 23.8 1.540 4 22.8 14.1 +11 1 <0.1
7476 Ogilsbie (F) 4 29.4 14.1 4 26.5 1.448 4 26.6 14.1 + 4 2
1142 Aetolia (F) 4 28.7 14.1 4 29.5 1.904 4 27.7 14.1 -11
1162 Larissa (F) 4 27.9 14.2 4 30.6 2.546 4 27.9 14.2 -14 1 13.0 0.1
2954 Delsemme (F) 5 03.5 14.8 5 01.4 0.839 5 01.3 14.8 - 8 2 4.69 0.21
2500 Alascattalo (F) 5 03.2 14.4 5 02.8 1.015 5 02.9 14.4 -14
6139 Naomi (F) 4 30.0 14.9 5 03.1 1.313 5 04.7 14.9 -31
5630 Billschaefer (F) 5 05.2 14.9 5 08.1 0.941 5 04.3 14.9 -12
1773 Rumpelstilz (F) 5 05.5 14.1 5 07.3 1.137 5 04.5 14.1 -11
85818 1998 XM4 (F) 6 01.9 16.3 5 07.7 0.282 5 09.6 14.8 + 7
910 Anneliese (F) 5 11.2 13.2 5 14.5 1.494 5 11.1 13.2 -18
1109 Tata (F) 5 10.0 14.0 5 13.7 1.919 5 11.1 13.9 -22 2 8.27 0.06
1652 Herge (F) 5 12.9 14.7 5 18.4 0.943 5 13.5 14.7 -21
16405 1985 DA2 (F) 5 09.0 15.1 5 16.3 0.779 5 13.7 15.0 -32
858 El Djezair (F) 5 13.0 13.1 5 14.8 1.516 5 13.3 13.1 -14 2 22.31 0.1
1680 Per Brahe (F) 5 16.2 13.5 5 17.2 1.219 5 15.6 13.5 -15 2 3.44 0.11
5483 Cherkashin (F) 5 15.4 14.4 5 17.4 1.919 5 15.2 14.4 -17
12453 1996 YY (F) 5 09.1 15.0 5 19.2 0.901 5 16.1 14.9 -35
1340 Yvette (F) 5 18.1 14.6 5 16.7 1.771 5 18.1 14.6 -20 2 3.52 0.16
1039 Sonneberga (F) 5 18.9 14.2 5 17.2 1.554 5 18.2 14.2 -18 2 34.2 0.41
7091 1992 JA (F) 5 22.0 14.4 5 15.5 0.932 5 19.9 14.4 -16
1200 Imperatrix (F) 5 22.1 14.0 5 22.7 1.726 5 21.3 14.0 -16 2 13.34 0.23
3419 Guth (F) 5 23.4 14.7 5 25.5 2.021 5 23.7 14.7 -22
23080 1999 XH100 (F) 5 25.1 15.0 5 26.2 1.221 5 24.7 15.0 -13
19852 2000 TT58 (F) 5 25.9 15.0 5 28.9 1.693 5 26.3 15.0 -26
1154 Astronomia (F) 5 28.0 14.7 5 29.6 2.151 5 27.8 14.7 -19
2854 Rawson (F) 5 28.2 14.9 5 26.8 0.967 5 29.3 14.9 -30
4191 Assesse (F) 5 31.0 14.9 6 01.6 1.266 5 29.8 14.9 -16 1 5.4 >0.45
1512 Oulu (F) 5 28.0 14.3 5 30.7 2.339 5 30.0 14.3 -30 2+ 132.3 0.33
15520 1999 XK98 (F) 6 02.0 15.0 5 31.9 1.330 6 02.6 15.0 -26
997 Priska (F) 6 04.7 14.4 6 10.2 1.275 6 04.4 14.4 -20 2 16.22 0.61
3870 Mayre (F) 6 06.0 14.9 6 06.4 1.216 6 04.8 14.9 - 5
7205 Sadanori (F) 6 07.0 14.9 6 07.1 1.294 6 07.1 14.9 -24
869 Mellena (F) 6 09.7 14.7 6 09.9 1.115 6 08.9 14.7 - 8
3985 Raybatson (F) 6 08.2 14.3 6 07.2 1.577 6 08.1 14.3 -19 2 4.29 0.10
2149 Schwambraniya (F) 6 10.3 14.3 6 13.3 1.300 6 10.6 14.3 -27
6441 Milenajesenska (F) 6 14.4 15.0 6 18.2 0.915 6 14.5 15.0 -18
1968 Mehltretter (F) 6 14.0 14.9 6 13.0 1.452 6 14.9 14.9 -25
9233 1997 CC1 (F) 6 14.0 14.5 6 17.7 0.911 6 15.5 14.5 - 9
680 Genoveva (F) 6 16.5 12.3 6 19.0 1.318 6 16.6 12.3 -46 2+ 11.09 0.27
3459 Bodil (F) 6 20.3 14.2 6 25.3 0.885 6 20.5 14.1 -21
5390 Huichiming (F) 6 20.7 14.5 6 22.7 1.029 6 20.3 14.5 -26 2+ 111. 0.25-0.60
24391 2000 AU178 (F) 6 21.8 14.9 6 26.6 1.178 6 21.6 14.9 -18 2 5.43 0.35
20231 1997 YK (F) 6 24.0 14.7 6 30.0 0.896 6 23.8 14.7 -20 1 >0.4
2171 Kiev (F) 6 26.7 14.8 6 28.2 0.867 6 26.8 14.8 -21
7834 1993 JL (F) 6 28.0 14.6 6 24.0 1.271 6 26.5 14.6 -31
3528 Counselman (F) 6 27.0 14.9 7 01.2 1.168 6 27.0 14.9 -24
1661 Granule (F) 6 28.5 15.0 6 25.3 1.023 6 28.4 15.0 -22 2 > 24. 0.15
6201 Ichiroshimizu (F) 6 30.8 15.0 6 30.5 1.124 6 30.7 15.0 -23
3614 Tumilty (F) 7 01.0 14.1 6 27.9 1.660 6 30.8 14.1 -27 2- 26.8 0.10