The Minor Planet Bulletin
BULLETIN OF THE MINOR PLANETS SECTION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LUNAR AND PLANETARY OBSERVERS


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The Minor Planet Bulletin is the journal for almost all amateurs and even some professionals for publishing asteroid photometry results, including lightcurves, H-G parameters, color indexes, and shape/spin axis models. It is considered to be a refereed journal by the SAO/NASA ADS. All MPB papers are indexed in the ADS.

Print subscriptions are no longer available to individuals. Institutions (e.g., college libraries) can still obtain print copies via a special subscription. See details in MPB 37-4 or contact the editor, Richard Binzel.

Annual voluntary contributions of $5.00 or more in support of the publication are welcome.
Please send a check, drawn on a U.S. bank and payable in U.S. funds, to "Minor Planet Bulletin" and send it to:

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Authors Guide and Word Templates   (v.3.0: updated 2024 February 2)
The ZIP file contains the Authors Guide PDF as well as a "starter" paper in Word 2007+ (DOTX).
Those using Word 97 (DOC/DOT) are encouraged to download OpenOffice and convert their files to the most recent Word format (DOCX).
Please read this updated guide since there are a number of changes from previous guides.
  • A new, optional, table is available for those wanting to include physical and discovery information
    in a more accessible way.
    See the announcement in Minor Planet Bulletin 51-2.
  • The Pts column is no longer required and has been removed from the template for the standard table
    to allow more room for the other columns.
  • The phase column should have only two values: for the first and last date in the range.
    If the phase reaches an extrema between those dates, put an asterisk before the first value. For example,
       *7.2,13.7.
  • Use semicolons to separate names in the references section. For example:
       Smith, J.J.; Jones, A.A. (2019).
    This also applies if using several references to the same author in the text. For example:
    "This asteroid was observed at three previous apparitions (Jones, 2015; 2017; 2018)..."

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Issue 51-3 (2024 Jul-Sep)
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A New Optional Table and Updated MS Word© Templates For MPB Papers
Pages 209-210
Warner, Brian D.

General Report of Position Observations by the Alpo Minor Planets Section for the Year 2023
Pages 210-211
Pilcher, Frederick

Call for Observations of the Patroclus and Menoetius Mutual Events: Support for the NASA Lucy Mission to the Trojan Asteroids
Pages 212
Binzel, Richard P.

300 Geraldina: Possibly a Binary With a Tilted Rotational Axis
Pages 213-214
Romanishin, W.

Lightcurve and Rotation Period of 703 Noemi
Pages 215-216
Pilcher, Frederick; Hawley, Wayne; Wiggins, Patrick; Leyland, Paul C.; McCormick, Jennie; Genebriera, Joan; Armstrong, James D.; Kardasis, Emmanuel (Manos); Arnold, Steven; Haymes, Tim; Privett, Grant J.; Noschese, Alfonso; Catapano, Antonio; Di Dato, Andrea; D'Avino, Luca

The Rotation Period of 740 Cantabia is Re-Examined
Pages 217-218
Pilcher, Frederick; Stephens, Robert D.

The Ambiguous Rotation Period of 805 Hormuthia is Solved by a Global Collaboration of Observers
Pages 219-220
Pilcher, Frederick; Benishek, Vladimir; Oey, Julian; Franco, Lorenzo; Ruocco, Nello; Marchini, Alessandro

Lightcurves for L5 Trojan Asteroid (884) Priamus and Koronis Family Member (1443) Ruppina
Pages 221-222
Das, Niha; Wilkin, Francis P.; Zora, Dimitrios-Vasileios

Photometric Analysis for Koronis Family Asteroid (993) Moultona
Pages 223
Wright, Gavin; Doud, Hestia; Crowley, Eva Mae; Wilkin, Francis P.

V-Band Monitoring of 1083 Salvia
Pages 224-225
Bentz, Misty C.; Alahakone, Rachel; Albin, Edward; Brown, Ruel; Featherstone, Christopher; Hung, Delina; Kane, Colin; LaFountain, Matthew; Lange, Ryan; Miles, Luke; Shah, Yasmeen; Sharifi, Kayvon; Sulaiman, Ahmad Yazan; Tipton, Ben; Whyte, Christopher

Lightcurves And Solar Phase Coefficients for Koronis Family Member (1725) CrAO from Union College Observatory
Pages 225-226
Slivan, Stephen M.; Sindoni, Jason; Wilkin, Francis P.

Lightcurve and Rotation Period Analysis of 1429 Pemba and 14835 Holdridge
Pages 227-229
Hawley; W.; Miles, Richard; Wiggins, Patrick; McCormick, Jennie; Watkins, Americo; Armstrong, James D.; Kardasis, Emmanuel; Pilcher, Frederick; Arnold, Steven; Haymes, Timothy; Privett, Grant J.; Moss, Sidney

Determining the Rotational Period of Main-Belt Asteroid 19633 Rusjan
Pages 230
Bramardi, Noemi; Mascherpa; Sofia; Raviola, Alberto; Bonamico, Roberto

Photometry of PHA (349507) 2008 QY
Pages 231
Hutton, Lucas J.; Fieber-Beyer, Sherry

Binary System 6086 Vrchlicky
Pages 232-233
Franco, Lorenzo; Pravec, Petr; Benishek, Vladimir; Durkee, Russell; Buzzi, Luca; Calabrò, Michele; Galli, Gianni; Montigiani, Nico; Mannucci; Marchini, Alessandro; Papini, Riccardo; Ruocco, Nello; Tombelli, Maura; Iozzi, Marco; Lombardo, Matteo; Scarfi, Giulio; Baj, Giorgio

Determining the Rotational Period of Main-Belt Asteroids 3704 Gaoshiqi and (16905) 1998 DT21
Pages 234-235
Mathias, Bodino; Samuele, Ribotta; Sofia, Ghinamo; Micol, Tomatis; Bonamico, Roberto

Lightcurves and Rotation Periods of 57 Mnemosyne, 58 Concordia, and 78 Diana
Pages 235-236
Pilcher, Frederick

Lightcurves of 3 Small Main-Belt Asteroids from February to April 2023
Pages 237-238
Lang, Kim

Photometry of 18 Asteroids from Sopot Astronomical Observatory: 2023 December – 2024 April
Pages 239-243
Benishek, Vladimir

Lightcurve Analysis for Three Main-belt, Three Near-Earth, and Two Mars-crosser Asteroids
Pages 244-247
Fornas, Gonzalo; Fornas, Álvaro; Huet, Fernando; Arce, Enrique; Barberá, Rafael; Mas, Vicente

Lightcurves and Rotation Periods of Asteroids 1033 Simona, 3100 Zimmerman, 4026 Beet, 10707 Prunariu, 13039 Awashima, 15817 Lucianotesi, 17855 Geffert, and (29826) 1999 DW6
Pages 248-250
Stone, Geoff

Lightcurves of Ten Asteroids
Pages 251-256
Dose, Eric V.

Photometric Observations of Asteroids 347 Pariana, 632 Pyrrha, 3067 Akhmatova and 8602 Oedicnemus
Pages 256-258
Marchini, Alessandro; Papini, Riccardo; Pierguidi, Lorenzo

Analysis and Lightcurves of 22 Asteroids
Pages 259-263
Farfán, Rafael González; García de la Cuesta, Faustino; Martínez, Fernando Limón; Lorenz, Esteban Reina; Albá, Carlos Botana; Casal, Jesús Delgado; De Elías Cantalapiedra, Javier; Saura, Arturo Martín; Mañanes, Esteban Fernández; Ribes, Noelia Graciá; Fernández, Javier Ruiz; Fernández, José M.; Nogues, Ramón Naves; Santos Álamo, Francisco Manuel

Photometric Observations of Thirteen Minor Planets
Pages 264-268
Polakis, Tom

Photometric Observations and Analysis of Eight Asteroids
Pages 268-271
Galdies, Charles; Brincat, Stephen M.; Bucek, Marek; Grech, Winston

Asteroid Photometry and Lightcurves of Nine Asteroids
Pages 272-274
Colazo, Milagros; Santos, Francisco; Monteleone, Bruno; Aldinucci, Paolo; Ciancia, Giuseppe; Scotta, Damián; Suárez, Néstor; García, Alberto; Melia, Raúl; Morales, Mario; Montecchiari, Nicola; Speranza, Tiago; Colazo, Carlos

Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Center for Solar System Studies Palmer Divide Station: 2024 January
Pages 275-276
Warner, Brian D.

Lightcurve Analysis for 17 Near-Earth Asteroids Observed between 2009 and 2024
Pages 277-289
Birtwhistle, Peter

Collaborative Asteroid Photometry from UAI: 2024 January-March
Pages 289-293
Franco, Lorenzo; Marchini, Alessandro; Papini, Riccardo; Ruocco, Nello; Fini, Paolo; Betti, Guido; Bacci, Paolo; Maestripieri, Martina; Scarfi, Giulio; Baj, Giorgio; Montigiani, Nico; Mannucci, Massimiliano; Casalnuovo, Giovanni Battista; Iozzi, Marco; Galli, Gianni

Lightcurve Photometry Opportunities: 2024 July-September
Pages 293-297
Warner, Brian D.; Harris, Alan W.; Durech, Josef; Benner, Lance A. M.

In This Issue
Pages 297-298
Warner, Brian D.


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