Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking
program run by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to discover near Earth objects
Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) was a program run by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. They surveyed the sky for near-Earth objects. NEAT was a program from December 1995 until April 2007. It was at GEODSS on Hawaii (Haleakala-NEAT; 566) and at the Palomar Observatory in California (Palomar-NEAT; 644). It discovered more than 40 thousand minor planets. NEAT has been one of the best programs in tracking minor planets.[1][2][3]
| Abbreviation | NEAT |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey |
| Successor | Near Earth Object Program |
| Formation | December 1995 |
| Founded at | Haleakalā Observatory, Maui, Hawaii |
| Dissolved | April 2007 |
| Type | Space observation program |
| Legal status | Disbanded |
| Purpose | To search for and map out near-earth asteroids |
Principal Investigator | Raymond Bambery |
Co-Investigator and Project Manager | Steven H. Pravdo |
Co-Investigators | David L. Rabinowitz, Ken Lawrence and Michael Hicks |
Main organ | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Parent organization | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Website | neat |
NEAT was the successor to the Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey (PCAS).
| see List of minor planets § Main index |
| LINEAR NEAT Spacewatch LONEOS | CSS Pan-STARRS NEOWISE All others |
References
change- ↑ "Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT)". Near Earth Object Program. NASA/JPL. Archived from the original on 14 January 2004. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ↑ Bauer, J. M.; Lawrence, K. J.; Buratti, B. J.; Bambery, R. J.; Lowry, S. C.; Meech, K. J.; et al. (December 2007). "Photometry of Small Outer Solar System Bodies with the NEAT Database" (PDF). Asteroids. 1405: 8086. Bibcode:2008LPICo1405.8086B. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.