ASTRONOMICAL IMAGE RESTRAINABLE COMBINATION METHOD AND ITS APPLICATION

A new method of finding moving objects from charge-coupled device (CCD ) observation data has been presented based on the experiences oi obse rvation and data reduction, which is called the image restrainable com bination method (IRC method). Using the computation programs based on this method, more than 4000 asteroids have been detected from the obse rvations of Beijing Astronomical Observatory (BAO) Schmidt CCD Asteroi d Program. Among them 770 asteroids obtained provisional designations from the Minor Planet Center, while 3 asteroids were permanently numbe red.