Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search - Highlights

Highlights

• 1999 April 12, Shawn Hermann discovers an Aten, 1999 HF1, more than three kilometers in diameter.
• 1999 December 2, Bruce Koehn discovers the first Earth-crossing Damocloid asteroid, 1999 XS35, (later identified as a comet).
• 2001 August 14, Mike Van Ness discovers the second Earth-crossing Damocloid, C/2001 OG108 (LONEOS).
• 2001 November 20, discovers Near-Earth object (153814) 2001 WN₅ that will pass 0.00166 AU (248,000 km; 154,000 mi) from the Earth on 2028 June 26.
• 2003 September 27, Bob Cash finds the (then) closest Earth-crossing asteroid, 2003 SQ222.
• 2003 October 15, Brian A. Skiff recovers 1937 UB (Hermes), a lost asteroid for 66 years.
• 2004 May 20, Brian Skiff finds an asteroid, 2004 JG6, with the (then) smallest orbit. It is the second asteroid found that has an orbit entirely within Earth's orbit.