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The Pan-STARRS search for Near Earth Objects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2016

Richard Wainscoat ,
Ken Chambers ,
Eva Lilly ,
Robert Weryk ,
Serge Chastel ,
Larry Denneau  and
Marco Micheli
Richard Wainscoat
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Ken Chambers
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Eva Lilly
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Robert Weryk
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Serge Chastel
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Larry Denneau
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Marco Micheli
Affiliation:
ESA NEO Coordination Centre, Frascati (RM), Italy email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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The two Pan-STARRS telescopes, located on Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii, are 1.8-meter diameter telescopes equipped with 1.4 Gigapixel cameras that deliver 7 square degree fields-of-view. The first of these telescopes, Pan-STARRS1, is conducting a search for Near Earth Objects, and is currently the leading discoverer of Near Earth Objects. The second telescope, Pan-STARRS2, is nearing the end of its commissioning, and is becoming more productive.

Pan-STARRS has become the leading survey for Near Earth Objects, responsible for approximately half of the NEO discoveries to date in 2015. Pan-STARRS is also the leading discoverer of new comets.

Keywords

surveysminor planetsasteroidscometsgeneral
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Issue S318: Asteroids: New Observations, New Models , August 2015 , pp. 293 - 298
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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