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IOP Publishing, The Planetary Science Journal, 11(4), p. 203, 2023

DOI: 10.3847/psj/acfd22

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The Second International Asteroid Warning Network Timing Campaign: 2005 LW3

Journal article published in 2023 by Davide Farnocchia ORCID, Vishnu Reddy ORCID, James M. Bauer ORCID, Elizabeth M. Warner ORCID, Marco Micheli ORCID, Matthew J. Payne ORCID, Tony Farnham ORCID, Michael S. Kelley, Miguel R. Alarcon ORCID, Paolo Bacci ORCID, Roberto Bacci ORCID, Mauro Bachini, Kevin Baillié ORCID, Giorgio Baj, Daniel Bamberger ORCID and other authors.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Abstract The Earth close approach of near-Earth asteroid 2005 LW3 on 2022 November 23 represented a good opportunity for a second observing campaign to test the timing accuracy of astrometric observation. With 82 participating stations, the International Asteroid Warning Network collected 1046 observations of 2005 LW3 around the time of the close approach. Compared to the previous timing campaign targeting 2019 XS, some individual observers were able to significantly improve the accuracy of their reported observation times. In particular, U.S. surveys achieved good timing performance. However, no broad, systematic improvement was achieved compared to the previous campaign, with an overall negative bias persisting among the different observers. The calibration of observing times and the mitigation of timing errors should be important future considerations for observers and orbit computers, respectively.