Hi Larry,

2012 LZ1 does exist in MCORB. It's located in the near earth object file not in the main file, because it is a near earth crosser. I you update your database with link in guide9 you'll find it. That's what Ben did. But he has trouble getting it displayed with a magnitude limit of 13.9 which is what's estimated for this asteroid. It has nothing to do with finding it anyway.

Ben found the data but it isn't displayed at the given limit.

regards,
Christian

 
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> Von: Woodchuk <woodl@...>
>An: guide-user@yahoogroups.com
>Gesendet: 1:30 Freitag, 15.Juni 2012
>Betreff: Re: [guide-user] 2012 LZ1 mag errros
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>Ben
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>The MPCORB.dat file does not include this asteroid in any full version AFAIKS.
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>I only want to find the occasional Asteroid so find downloading the daily.dat file
>more than I need.
>I just go to
>http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/Ephemerides/Unusual/index.html
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>Find the asteroid you want, and open the (Edit Comet/asteroid Data) in the *Extras*
>menu and cut and paste the orbital elements into a(new asteroid) window.
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>Larry Wood
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>On 14/06/2012 1:26 PM, Ben Hudgens wrote:
>> There seems to be a problem in displaying the new NEO 2012 LZ1 in Guide.
>> I'm using the Apr 19 version of Guide and also using the newest MPCORB.dat file.
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>> Goto asteroid works ok but does not display the asteroid which is currently 13.9 mag. I have asteroid mag. limit set to display 15.5 mag. Only when I increase the mag limit to 16.6 or dimmer will the NEO display. Never seen this problem show up before. Have been using Guide since Version 2.
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>> Anyone else having this problem or have a solution to having Guide correctly display the asteroid?
>>
>> Ben
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