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Searching for NEOs using Lowell observatorys Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

Edward Bowell ,
Robert L. Millis ,
Edward W. Dunham ,
Bruce W. Koehn  and
Byron W. Smith
Edward Bowell
Affiliation:
Lowell Observatory 1400 W. Mars Hill Road Flagstaff AZ 86001, USAemail:elgb@lowell.edu
Robert L. Millis
Affiliation:
Lowell Observatory 1400 W. Mars Hill Road Flagstaff AZ 86001, USAemail:elgb@lowell.edu
Edward W. Dunham
Affiliation:
Lowell Observatory 1400 W. Mars Hill Road Flagstaff AZ 86001, USAemail:elgb@lowell.edu
Bruce W. Koehn
Affiliation:
Lowell Observatory 1400 W. Mars Hill Road Flagstaff AZ 86001, USAemail:elgb@lowell.edu
Byron W. Smith
Affiliation:
Lowell Observatory 1400 W. Mars Hill Road Flagstaff AZ 86001, USAemail:elgb@lowell.edu
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Abstract

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We discuss the potential contribution of the Discovery Channel Telescope (or a clone) to a detection program aimed at discovering 90% of potentially hazardous objects (PHOs) larger than 140 m in diameter. Three options are described, each involving different levels of investment. We believe that LSST, Pan-STARRS, and DCT, working in a coordinated fashion, offer a cost-effective, low-risk way to accomplish the objectives of the extended NEO search program.

Keywords

surveytelescopeactive opticsdata managementdata archivingcompleteness
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Symposium S236: Near Earth Objects, our Celestial Neighbors: Opportunity and Risk , August 2006 , pp. 363 - 370
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007

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