2018 CL is a small asteroid and a near-Earth object of the Aten group, approximately 50 metres (160 feet) in diameter. It was the first confirmed finding, detected on 5 February 2018, announced on 8 February 2018, of the Zwicky Transient Facility project, located at Palomar Observatory, California, in the United States.[2][4]
References
- ^ a b "2018 CL". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d Ye, Quan-Zhi (February 2018). "First Discovery of a Small Near Earth Asteroid with ZTF (2018 CL)". The Astronomer's Telegram. 11274 (11274): 1. Bibcode:2018ATel11274....1Y. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2018 CL)" (2018-02-07 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ Kulkarni, S.R.; et al. (7 February 2018). "The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) begins - ATel #11266". The Astronomer's Telegram. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
External links
- NASA Planetary Data System: 2018 CL
- 2018 CL at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- 2018 CL at ESA–space situational awareness
- 2018 CL at the JPL Small-Body Database
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