The International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC)—Citizen Scientist System for Asteroid Discovery

IF 3.3 3区 物理与天体物理 Q2 ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Pub Date : 2024-02-22 DOI:10.1088/1538-3873/ad11a0
Patrick Miller, Robert Weryk, Richard Wainscoat, Jules Perret, Steve Hartung, Tomas Vorobjov, Luca Buzzi, Herbert Raab, Serge Chastel, John Fairlamb, Mark Huber, Yudish Ramanjooloo, Kenneth Chambers, Thomas de Boer, Hua Gao, Roger Chien-Cheng Lin, Eugene Magnier, Carlton Pennypacker
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We describe a citizen science asteroid detection system developed by the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) and the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii, utilizing data from the Pan-STARRS telescopes. The goals of this project are to (i) educate and engage citizen scientists (mostly high school students) in science and astronomy, (ii) search for new asteroids to extend the limiting magnitudes of existing asteroid surveys, and (iii) find missed Near-Earth Objects (NEOs—objects with perihelia q < 1.3 au) to support planetary defense efforts. Over the past 15 yr, 50,000 citizen scientists from 96 countries around the world have detected ∼12,000 main-belt asteroids and ∼5 NEOs. Citizen scientists use the software Astrometrica during scheduled campaigns to search for and measure asteroid astrometry and photometry, and submit the data to IASC for vetting. Candidate detections not already submitted by Pan-STARRS are then submitted to the Minor Planet Center, and are typically ∼0.30 ± 0.07 mag fainter.
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国际天文搜索合作组织(IASC)--小行星发现公民科学家系统
我们介绍了国际天文搜索合作组织(IASC)和夏威夷大学天文学研究所利用泛星望远镜的数据开发的公民科学小行星探测系统。该项目的目标是:(i) 对公民科学家(主要是高中学生)进行科学和天文学教育,并使他们参与其中;(ii) 寻找新的小行星,以扩大现有小行星巡天观测的极限星等;(iii) 寻找遗漏的近地天体(近地天体--周距q < 1.3 au的天体),以支持行星防御工作。在过去的 15 年中,来自全球 96 个国家的 50,000 名公民科学家探测到了 12,000 颗主带小行星和 5 颗近地天体。公民科学家在预定的活动中使用Astrometrica软件搜索和测量小行星的天体测量和光度测量,并将数据提交给IASC审核。然后将 Pan-STARRS 尚未提交的候选探测数据提交给小行星中心,这些数据通常较暗 0.30 ± 0.07 等。
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 地学天文-天文与天体物理
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期刊介绍: The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (PASP), the technical journal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), has been published regularly since 1889, and is an integral part of the ASP''s mission to advance the science of astronomy and disseminate astronomical information. The journal provides an outlet for astronomical results of a scientific nature and serves to keep readers in touch with current astronomical research. It contains refereed research and instrumentation articles, invited and contributed reviews, tutorials, and dissertation summaries.
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