Farpoint Observatory
Farpoint Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League, or NEKAAL. It is located on the grounds of Mission Valley High School at Eskridge, near Auburn, Kansas, approximately 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Topeka, Kansas, United States.[2]
Summary
Farpoint Observatory is International Astronomical Union (IAU) observatory code 734, and is home to the Farpoint Asteroid Search Team (FAST), which has an international reputation having discovered more than 330 non-NEO (Near Earth Orbit) asteroids in addition to many in NEO orbits. As of January 1, 2014, Farpoint observers had contributed more than minor planet observations to the IAU Minor Planet Center.
NEKAAL received a $56,060 grant from NASA's Near Earth Objects (NEO) tracking program to acquire and install at Farpoint the Pitt telescope from Lindley Hall, University of Kansas.[3] After full refurbishment, the telescope now measures 27 inches in aperture (primary mirror diameter), 9 feet 3 inches in length, with weight of 1,600 pounds (725 kg).[4]
The main-belt asteroid 23989 Farpoint, discovered by amateur astronomers Gary Hug and Graham E. Bell at Farpoint in 1999, was named for the observatory.[2]
List of discovered minor planets
(26623) 2000 GK82 | 8 April 2000 | list [A] |
(27427) 2000 FE1 | 31 March 2000 | list [A] |
(27429) 2000 FL8 | 28 March 2000 | list [A] |
(28463) 2000 AG168 | 7 January 2000 | list [A] |
(28491) 2000 CC59 | 5 February 2000 | list [A] |
(32304) 2000 QC25 | 25 August 2000 | list [A] |
(33948) 2000 MA2 | 25 June 2000 | list [A] |
(33995) 2000 OV1 | 26 July 2000 | list [A] |
(42095) 2001 AY25 | 6 January 2001 | list [A] |
(42096) 2001 AZ25 | 6 January 2001 | list [A] |
(44893) 1999 VV8 | 5 November 1999 | list [A] |
(53814) 2000 EH137 | 12 March 2000 | list [A] |
(54111) 2000 HP11 | 30 April 2000 | list [A] |
(54438) 2000 MB2 | 25 June 2000 | list [A] |
(54666) 2000 WJ6 | 20 November 2000 | list [A] |
(55407) 2001 TQ1 | 11 October 2001 | list [A] |
(61194) 2000 OU1 | 24 July 2000 | list [A] |
(67377) 2000 OW1 | 26 July 2000 | list [A] |
(70678) 1999 UB2 | 18 October 1999 | list [A] |
(71890) 2000 WK6 | 20 November 2000 | list [A] |
(72837) 2001 HQ24 | 24 April 2001 | list [A] |
(76384) 2000 FE | 24 March 2000 | list [A] |
(76849) 2000 WL6 | 20 November 2000 | list [A] |
(81914) 2000 NJ11 | 12 July 2000 | list [A] |
(82738) 2001 QA | 16 August 2001 | list [A] |
(87123) 2000 MO1 | 25 June 2000 | list [A] |
(88471) 2001 QL111 | 26 August 2001 | list [A] |
(88905) 2001 TN1 | 11 October 2001 | list [A] |
(95472) 2002 EG1 | 5 March 2002 | list [A] |
(101905) 1999 RN1 | 4 September 1999 | list [A] |
(103461) 2000 AX205 | 14 January 2000 | list [A] |
(104897) 2000 JP5 | 5 May 2000 | list [A] |
(109267) 2001 QM111 | 26 August 2001 | list [A] |
(110384) 2001 TM1 | 11 October 2001 | list [A] |
(113672) 2002 TN96 | 10 October 2002 | list [A] |
(115192) 2003 SO106 | 20 September 2003 | list [A] |
(118682) 2000 NJ3 | 7 July 2000 | list [A] |
(131191) 2001 DC7 | 17 February 2001 | list [A] |
(134753) 2000 CY1 | 3 February 2000 | list [A] |
(134986) 2001 FE100 | 17 March 2001 | list [A] |
(137499) 1999 VS11 | 5 November 1999 | list [A] |
(143075) 2002 WP20 | 29 November 2002 | list [A] |
(148575) 2001 QA272 | 19 August 2001 | list [B] |
(152072) 2004 RF9 | 7 September 2004 | list [B] |
(152468) 2005 VN114 | 10 November 2005 | list [B] |
(154145) 2002 FX5 | 22 March 2002 | list [B] |
(154149) 2002 GS1 | 5 April 2002 | list [B] |
(161220) 2002 WH17 | 29 November 2002 | list [B] |
(164588) 2007 PP | 3 August 2007 | list [B] |
(168260) 2006 NT | 2 July 2006 | list [B] |
(171375) 2006 OH | 17 July 2006 | list [B] |
(179219) 2001 TB238 | 14 October 2001 | list [B] |
(179621) 2002 PY36 | 8 August 2002 | list [B] |
(185434) 2006 XK31 | 13 December 2006 | list [B] |
(185533) 2007 WG53 | 17 November 2007 | list [B] |
(185977) 2001 MU7 | 23 June 2001 | list [B] |
(187305) 2005 UO2 | 23 October 2005 | list [B] |
(187917) 2000 WH9 | 21 November 2000 | list [B] |
(188230) 2002 TO300 | 15 October 2002 | list [B] |
(188938) 2007 DO1 | 18 February 2007 | list [B] |
(188942) 2007 DD8 | 21 February 2007 | list [B] |
(189180) 2003 AH8 | 3 January 2003 | list [B] |
(189713) 2001 TD198 | 11 October 2001 | list [B] |
(193717) 2001 FP102 | 17 March 2001 | list [B] |
(193849) 2001 QK111 | 26 August 2001 | list [B] |
(195381) 2002 GL1 | 2 April 2002 | list [B] |
(200006) 2007 LG | 6 June 2007 | list [B] |
(200026) 2007 PD2 | 7 August 2007 | list [B] |
(200334) 2000 HO11 | 30 April 2000 | list [B] |
(202748) 2007 OV3 | 18 July 2007 | list [B] |
(203472) 2002 AH17 | 12 January 2002 | list [B] |
(207562) 2006 OW15 | 30 July 2006 | list [B] |
(207595) 2006 QL79 | 24 August 2006 | list [B] |
(207660) 2007 PA2 | 7 August 2007 | list [B] |
(207877) 2007 VN300 | 14 November 2007 | list [B] |
(213530) 2002 JE1 | 4 May 2002 | list [B] |
(216287) 2007 AE | 7 January 2007 | list [B] |
(219479) 2001 DB7 | 17 February 2001 | list [B] |
(222710) 2002 AN91 | 15 January 2002 | list [B] |
(227141) 2005 PJ | 1 August 2005 | list [B] |
(230345) 2002 CO252 | 4 February 2002 | list [B] |
(238881) 2005 YM40 | 27 December 2005 | list [B] |
(240132) 2002 JD | 3 May 2002 | list [B] |
(240217) 2002 SX44 | 29 September 2002 | list [B] |
(242919) 2006 OA7 | 24 July 2006 | list [B] |
(243662) 1999 VW71 | 15 November 1999 | list [B] |
(243735) 2000 OT1 | 23 July 2000 | list [B] |
(244298) 2002 FY5 | 22 March 2002 | list [B] |
(252389) 2001 TT | 6 October 2001 | list [B] |
(254745) 2005 OT22 | 28 July 2005 | list [B] |
(256390) 2006 YS44 | 26 December 2006 | list [B] |
(258630) 2002 EE1 | 5 March 2002 | list [B] |
(270832) 2002 SF44 | 29 September 2002 | list [B] |
(272646) 2005 WC117 | 30 November 2005 | list [B] |
(282190) 2001 TG198 | 11 October 2001 | list [B] |
(282791) 2006 NA | 1 July 2006 | list [B] |
(284327) 2006 RY1 | 13 September 2006 | list [B] |
(290920) 2005 WQ118 | 30 November 2005 | list [B] |
(292050) 2006 RX1 | 13 September 2006 | list [B] |
(292183) 2006 SM20 | 19 September 2006 | list [B] |
(292277) 2006 SS121 | 19 September 2006 | list [B] |
(292286) 2006 SG131 | 25 September 2006 | list [B] |
(297354) 2000 AB147 | 7 January 2000 | list [B] |
(299948) 2006 TT56 | 14 October 2006 | list [B] |
(309145) 2006 YR6 | 19 December 2006 | list [B] |
(309147) 2006 YD13 | 23 December 2006 | list [B] |
(332215) 2006 GN3 | 1 April 2006 | list [B] |
(344115) 1999 VV71 | 15 November 1999 | list [B] |
(344179) 2001 DX7 | 18 February 2001 | list [B] |
(345220) 2005 UV158 | 29 October 2005 | list [B] |
(345537) 2006 QK79 | 24 August 2006 | list [B] |
(348720) 2006 DY50 | 23 February 2006 | list [B] |
(351847) 2006 RZ2 | 14 September 2006 | list [B] |
(354029) 2001 RK16 | 10 September 2001 | list [B] |
(355021) 2006 QM137 | 31 August 2006 | list [B] |
(367124) 2006 SE131 | 25 September 2006 | list [B] |
(368275) 2002 EN2 | 5 March 2002 | list [B] |
(374922) 2006 YY1 | 19 December 2006 | list [B] |
(383395) 2006 TB59 | 13 October 2006 | list [B] |
(400016) 2006 MG13 | 25 June 2006 | list [B] |
(410025) 2006 XO3 | 12 December 2006 | list [B] |
(417474) 2006 RR22 | 15 September 2006 | list [B] |
(423831) 2006 OY2 | 17 July 2006 | list [B] |
(424031) 2006 YU13 | 23 December 2006 | list [B] |
(440241) 2004 RG9 | 7 September 2004 | list [B] |
(455385) 2002 VB85 | 9 November 2002 | list [B] |
(456339) 2006 TO1 | 1 October 2006 | list [B] |
(461950) 2006 TP9 | 13 October 2006 | list [B] |
(467491) 2006 UW63 | 23 October 2006 | list [B] |
(470214) 2006 WF29 | 22 November 2006 | list [B] |
(474642) 2004 XN3 | 3 December 2004 | list [B] |
Discoveries are credited by the MPC to: A "Farpoint" B "Eskridge" |
See also
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