Open AccessThe utility of the euronear software in the detection of NEA asteroids
Author(s) -
Afrodita Liliana Boldea,
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O. Văduvescu,
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Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
fizica și tehnologiile moderne
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2537-6349
pISSN - 1810-6498
DOI - 10.53081/1810-6498.2021.75-76.7
Subject(s) - asteroid , minor planet , near earth object , software , computer science , telescope , astrobiology , planet , pluto , astronomy , remote sensing , geology , physics , operating system
This paper presents some of the software techniques used in astronomy to detect celestial bodies near the Earth, called NEO bodies, Near Earth Object, including NEA asteroids, Near Earth Asteroids. The software and utilities created or only used in the research projects coordinated by the EURONEAR consortium were Astrometrica and Nearby, respectively among the utilities necessary for the new asteroid detections were Asteroids Identifications, Astrocheck, Nea Checker, Neo Checker-MPC, Find Orb Project Pluto-MPC, Minor Planet Center. Packages of images were taken through the ING Telescope in the Canary Islands, La Palma, Spain. These software techniques were implemented and tested at the University of Craiova, in research projects and through students of the Faculty of Sciences.