DISCOVERY OF VERY SMALL ASTEROIDS BY AUTOMATED TRAIL DETECTION

Authors
MILANI A VILLANI A STIAVELLI M
Citation
A. Milani et al., DISCOVERY OF VERY SMALL ASTEROIDS BY AUTOMATED TRAIL DETECTION, Earth, moon, and planets, 72(1-3), 1996, pp. 257-262
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics","Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Earth, moon, and planets → ACNP
ISSN journal
01679295
Volume
72
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
257 - 262
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-9295(1996)72:1-3<257:DOVSAB>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Faint trails left by asteroids on CCD frames can be detected at a sign al to noise ratio less than or equal to 1. We propose the use of a sui table algorithm, applicable to both spaceborne and groundbased searche s for small bodies.