Confirmed! Zijinshan Observatory found Two new near-Earth asteroids
Confirmed! – Xinhua reported that the Zi Jinshan Observatory Under the Chinese Academy of Sciences Revealed discovery of two confirmed near-Earth asteroids
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The two asteroids, coded 2022 OS1 and 2022 ON1, were first discovered with the Zijinshan Observatory’s Near-Earth Observatory Telescope on July 23-24 and were confirmed by the Asteroid Center. under the International Astronomical Union
File photo shows the starry sky over Nianhu Lake in Huize County of Qujing City, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Two new near-Earth asteroids have recently been discovered and confirmed, the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
The Zi Jinshan Observatory’s Near-Earth Telescope has now detected 32 near-Earth asteroids, and is the only major device in China to join the International Asteroid Warning Network. (IAWN) for information sharing
The Zijinshan Observatory reports that the two new asteroids belong to the Amor group, with diameters of about 230 meters and 45 meters, respectively.
An animated image of asteroid 2022 OS1. /Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. /cgtn/
The asteroids, designated as 2022 OS1 and 2022 ON1, were first spotted by the observatory’s Near-Earth Object Telescope on July 23 and July 24, respectively. Their discovery was confirmed by the Minor Planet Center under the International Astronomical Union. /cgtn/
So far, the telescope has found 32 near-Earth asteroids. It is also the only major piece of equipment in China that has joined the International Asteroid Warning Network for data sharing. The two newly-discovered asteroids belong to the Amor group of asteroids, and are estimated to be 230 meters and 45 meters in diameter, said the observatory. /Credit: CC0 Public Domain/
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