Moss-Observatory [Morocco Oukaimeden Sky Survey]

IAU Observatory Code J43

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The Oukaïmeden Observatory (J43) is located
in the Atlas mountains (Morocco) at an elevation of 2750m
A remote 0.50m telescope is in operation since October 2011.
A team of international amateur astronomers are conducting a survey of
small solar system bodies in the course of the "Morocco Oukaïmeden Sky Survey" (MOSS).

Discoveries at J43 - MOSS (16.03.2017)

Comets	4
281P / MOSS C/2013 V5 (Oukaimeden) C/2012 CH17 (MOSS) P/2011 W2 (RINNER)

NEO	5
2016 PM 2016 HX3 2013 YL2 2012 RM2 2011 VP12

Minor Planets
Designations found	4107
Named objects	0
Numbered objects	0
Rediscoveries	752

Worldwide MPC Rank	32
Link to Minor Planet Discovery Sites

04.03.2017 - MOSS audio presentation !

Dr Al Grauer, an astrophysicist of the Catalina Sky Survey have made a short web and audio presentation of our MOSS project. See here:
https://www.spreaker.com/user/7967048/325-marrakech

28.02.2017 - 1000 observing night !

During the night February 5-6 2017 the MOSS team have made his 1000 observing night since October 2011. During this periode the MOSS team have sent more than 1 millions of astrometric measurements to the Minor Planet Center (Boston).

30.04.2016 - One more new NEO discovered

The fourth NEO - indentified as 2016 HX3 - has been discovered by MOSS team. This new object have the following orbits elements: a=1.49 / e=0.18 / i=5.5 / H=21.2.