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.
For a complete list of potential targets, including
non-favorable oppositions brighter than 16m, click
here
Opposition Closest Brightest Harris Data # Name Date Mag Date AU Date Mag Dec U Period Amplitude ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4940 Polenov (F) 10 02.4 15.0 10 02.2 1.600 10 01.2 15.0 + 0 2543 Machado (F) 10 08.1 13.9 9 25.6 1.337 10 02.6 13.9 - 8 7824 Lynch (F) 10 06.0 14.5 9 29.0 0.801 10 02.9 14.4 - 3 2358 Bahner (F) 10 02.2 14.7 10 04.6 1.760 10 04.5 14.7 +11 1122 Neith (F) 10 06.8 12.8 10 07.5 0.969 10 04.7 12.8 - 3 1 7568 1988 VJ2 (F) 10 04.7 14.9 10 15.5 0.777 10 06.8 14.8 + 9 18070 2000 AC205 (F) 10 12.9 14.3 10 02.2 0.795 10 08.4 14.3 -13 1472 Muonio (F) 10 10.2 13.7 10 05.2 0.798 10 08.5 13.7 + 1 2053 Nuki (F) 10 09.3 14.9 10 12.4 1.540 10 09.1 14.9 + 6 6727 1991 TF4 (F) 10 10.0 15.0 10 12.3 1.105 10 10.0 15.0 + 7 2335 James (F) 10 12.1 14.6 10 24.6 0.728 10 12.5 14.6 + 5 4332 Milton (F) 10 30.3 13.8 10 08.3 0.859 10 12.7 13.6 -13 ? 17770 Baume (F) 10 20.4 15.0 10 09.2 0.893 10 13.1 15.0 - 6 3555 Miyasaka (F) 10 14.7 15.0 10 06.1 1.211 10 14.0 14.9 + 7 1346 Gotha (F) 10 21.1 13.9 10 18.0 1.236 10 15.9 13.9 - 5 2 11.19 0.12 16960 1998 QS52 (F) 9 26.9 15.1 10 25.9 0.257 10 17.2 14.1 +61 4711 Kathy (F) 10 27.9 13.9 10 12.4 0.854 10 18.1 13.8 -10 1673 van Houten (F) 10 19.1 14.7 10 21.4 1.618 10 19.1 14.7 +10 5397 Vojislava (F) 10 17.5 14.8 10 14.8 1.103 10 19.4 14.8 +15 9292 1982 UE2 (F) 10 20.4 15.0 10 11.3 0.596 10 19.6 15.0 + 8 21766 1999 RW208 (F) 10 17.3 15.1 10 22.4 1.164 10 19.7 15.0 +15 7290 Johnrather (F) 10 17.6 14.7 10 11.9 1.146 10 19.7 14.7 +15 3416 Dorrit (F) 10 21.1 14.7 10 10.7 0.747 10 20.1 14.7 +20 2490 Bussolini (F) 10 19.1 14.5 10 22.2 1.322 10 20.2 14.4 +13 4520 Dovzhenko (F) 10 23.0 14.3 10 13.4 0.837 10 20.4 14.3 + 3 3956 Caspar (F) 10 18.1 14.6 10 15.9 0.868 10 20.4 14.6 +18 6896 1987 RE1 (F) 10 18.9 15.0 10 17.4 0.809 10 20.5 15.0 +18 3597 Kakkuri (F) 10 21.0 14.8 10 19.5 1.579 10 20.8 14.8 + 7 7569 1989 BK (F) 10 24.1 14.8 10 24.6 0.842 10 21.2 14.8 - 7 8356 Wadhwa (F) 10 19.6 14.4 10 22.0 0.804 10 22.4 14.4 +46 7816 Hanoi (F) 10 22.0 14.8 10 22.4 0.639 10 22.5 14.8 +13 2+ 5.18 0.72 674 Rachele (F) 10 24.2 11.0 10 27.3 1.676 10 22.6 11.0 + 0 2 30.96 0.16 5526 Kenzo (F) 10 20.4 14.8 10 20.6 1.228 10 22.9 14.7 +17 1042 Amazone (F) 10 26.3 14.0 10 20.5 2.012 10 22.9 14.0 - 1 2 16.26 0.10 343 Ostara (F) 10 26.7 12.7 10 28.2 0.878 10 26.4 12.7 +12 1 6.42 0.23 6911 Nancygreen (F) 10 31.9 13.5 10 25.6 0.776 10 27.7 13.4 + 7 2 U 5.3 0.52 6000 United Nations (F) 10 31.9 13.8 10 26.0 1.170 10 30.1 13.8 + 7 27851 1994 VG2 (F) 10 27.2 15.1 11 04.9 0.985 10 30.2 15.0 +18 1169 Alwine (F) 10 28.7 14.8 11 02.2 1.018 10 30.4 14.8 +18 1824 Haworth (F) 10 30.7 15.0 10 31.0 1.814 10 30.9 15.0 +15 4265 Kani (F) 11 04.0 14.6 10 27.0 0.994 11 01.0 14.6 + 6 6650 Morimoto (F) 10 27.6 14.9 11 04.5 1.255 11 02.1 14.8 +31 2 13.49 0.24 6514 Torahiko (F) 11 02.0 14.7 10 29.6 1.040 11 04.1 14.7 +19 923 Herluga (F) 11 08.8 13.8 11 02.8 1.124 11 04.2 13.8 + 5 2420 Ciurlionis (F) 11 08.0 14.7 11 04.2 1.236 11 05.1 14.7 + 8 27135 1998 XB12 (F) 10 26.9 14.8 11 02.9 0.910 11 06.4 14.8 +38 5062 Glennmiller (F) 11 07.5 14.9 11 05.4 0.898 11 08.0 14.9 +20 1672 Gezelle (F) 11 09.2 13.8 11 13.2 1.388 11 09.0 13.8 +16 ? 3250 Martebo (F) 11 14.7 15.1 11 10.4 1.758 11 12.7 15.0 +12 5343 Ryzhov (F) 11 13.0 15.0 11 11.7 0.996 11 13.2 15.0 +14 20439 1999 JM28 (F) 11 13.1 14.9 11 14.4 0.958 11 13.2 14.9 +18 7574 1989 WO1 (F) 11 14.3 15.0 11 12.4 1.860 11 13.8 15.0 +15 1720 Niels (F) 11 16.9 14.7 11 17.5 0.986 11 16.4 14.7 +18 1 9.97 0.15 11978 Makotomasako (F) 11 16.5 14.9 11 22.9 0.883 11 16.9 14.9 +20 30767 Chriskraft (F) 11 17.1 14.9 11 14.0 0.678 11 17.1 14.9 +18 10318 Sumaura (F) 11 18.3 15.0 11 07.7 0.812 11 17.4 15.0 +16 1015 Christa (F) 11 20.0 13.2 11 17.4 1.977 11 18.5 13.2 + 7 2 12.18 0.20 868 Lova (F) 11 20.7 13.0 11 17.0 1.331 11 18.9 13.0 +11 2 41.3 0.40 1529 Oterma (F) 11 21.9 14.6 11 17.4 2.243 11 20.0 14.6 +11 2 15.75 0.18 5035 Swift (F) 11 19.8 14.5 11 23.6 1.310 11 20.1 14.5 +22 2 9.50 0.32 768 Struveana (F) 11 19.0 13.4 11 19.6 1.514 11 20.8 13.4 +29 2+ 8.76 0.26 3629 Lebedinskij (F) 11 21.1 14.7 11 19.4 1.172 11 21.0 14.7 +19 691 Lehigh (F) 11 23.0 12.9 11 19.2 1.709 11 21.4 12.9 +10 2 10.48 0.12 2947 Kippenhahn (F) 11 20.4 14.9 11 23.4 1.067 11 21.4 14.9 +24 162900 2001 HG31 (F) 11 14.9 14.9 12 25.6 0.315 11 21.4 14.8 +26 2666 Gramme (F) 11 25.0 15.0 11 20.2 1.535 11 22.2 15.0 + 6 8141 Nikolaev (F) 11 20.9 14.7 11 23.7 0.726 11 22.6 14.7 +33 264 Libussa (F) 11 23.3 11.4 11 20.5 1.478 11 23.6 11.4 +24 2 9.23 0.03-0.22 5133 Phillipadams (F) 11 25.7 14.2 11 16.9 1.295 11 23.7 14.2 +12 53430 1999 TY16 (F) 11 19.2 15.3 11 23.4 0.291 11 24.8 14.8 +27 182 Elsa (F) 11 26.0 10.7 11 24.8 0.984 11 26.5 10.7 +18 2 0.7 43100 1999 XV15 (F) 11 27.9 14.8 11 23.1 0.717 11 26.6 14.8 +10 1560 Strattonia (F) 11 27.4 14.0 11 22.2 1.230 11 28.0 14.0 +29 813 Baumeia (F) 11 29.1 14.0 11 27.8 1.207 11 29.3 14.0 +25 1 7.44 0.02 2657 Bashkiria (F) 11 30.2 15.0 11 29.4 1.709 11 30.3 15.0 +23 155 Scylla (F) 11 29.8 13.4 12 03.1 1.035 11 30.7 13.4 +32 2 7.95 0.12 2973 Paola (F) 12 01.4 14.9 11 30.9 1.108 12 01.8 14.9 +25 1359 Prieska (F) 12 03.1 14.4 12 01.8 1.955 12 03.2 14.4 +24 299 Thora (F) 12 03.7 13.9 12 01.4 1.327 12 03.5 13.9 +22 1- 145 Adeona (F) 12 05.2 10.8 12 08.7 1.402 12 05.2 10.8 +21 2 8.1 0.08 2463 Sterpin (F) 12 09.9 14.6 12 08.0 1.261 12 07.9 14.6 + 0 2 13.44 0.25 4264 Karljosephine (F) 12 10.1 14.9 11 27.7 0.924 12 08.4 14.9 +16 2 30.96 0.09 22141 2000 VH36 (F) 12 10.1 15.0 12 04.1 0.872 12 08.5 15.0 +16 5390 Huichiming (F) 12 08.3 13.9 12 07.3 0.824 12 09.1 13.9 +14 2 33.6 0.25 8085 1989 CD8 (F) 12 09.3 14.8 12 06.7 1.763 12 09.4 14.8 +24 2 7.75 0.20 4797 Ako (F) 12 09.7 14.3 12 04.2 1.053 12 09.6 14.3 +26 1596 Itzigsohn (F) 12 11.8 13.6 12 08.6 1.575 12 11.1 13.6 +19 2 39.72 0.15-0.41 3134 Kostinsky (F) 12 12.8 14.9 12 09.9 2.155 12 12.6 14.9 +22 2 14.7 0.33-0.38 3260 Vizbor (F) 12 14.0 14.7 12 17.1 1.150 12 13.9 14.7 +21 2 64.1 >0.3 1375 Alfreda (F) 12 15.8 14.2 12 15.5 1.293 12 15.7 14.2 +29 2072 Kosmodemyanskaya (F)12 17.6 14.7 12 14.7 1.089 12 17.2 14.7 +31 2 4.4 0.09 29235 1992 EU13 (F) 12 19.1 15.0 12 08.4 0.873 12 17.8 15.0 +33 1655 Comas Sola (F) 12 18.6 13.3 12 16.7 1.155 12 18.7 13.3 +16 2 20.4 0.20 3609 Liloketai (F) 12 20.5 14.6 12 21.4 1.388 12 20.5 14.6 +27 2132 Zhukov (F) 12 21.1 14.5 12 19.5 1.594 12 21.1 14.5 +25 2531 Cambridge (F) 12 23.0 14.7 12 24.4 1.910 12 23.2 14.7 +20 2- 8.80 0.21 4735 Gary (F) 12 24.1 14.7 12 22.8 1.141 12 24.0 14.7 +24 43084 1999 WQ1 (F) 12 29.8 14.9 12 24.6 1.006 12 30.3 14.9 +16