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The Sabino Canyon Observatory : Asteroids |
James McGaha is a very active asteroid observer and discoverer. The Sabino
Canyon Observatory was assigned Code 854 by the Minor
Planet Center for the discovery of 1999 WC at the Observatory. James has a total of 15 (fifteen) official asteroid discoveries,
and he has recovered a lost Mars Crossing Asteroid 1992 SQ1. He
has recovered a total of 2 lost asteroids. James currently has
over 1300 Minor Planet Electronic Circular (MPEC) publications
of astrometric data for near earth asteroids. James has many
International Astronomical Union Circulars (IAUCs) for various
discoveries.
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2006
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Observatory |
Grasslands (651) |
Sabino Canyon (854) |
Total |
| 2006 MPECs |
70 |
168 |
238 |
| NEOCP Comets
Discovered/Recovered |
3 |
4 |
7 |
| 2006 IAUCs |
3 |
4 |
7 |
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1999-2006
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Observatory |
Grasslands (651) |
Sabino Canyon (854) |
Total |
| MPECs |
560 |
791 |
1351 |
| NEOCP Comets
Discovered/Recovered |
19 |
20 |
39 |
| IAUCs |
27 |
22 |
49 |
| NASA Astrophysics
Data System (ADS) Citations |
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1400 |
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