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Full Version: Asteroid 274860 Emilylakdawalla = 2009 RE 26
Congratulations to Emily on being recognised by having this asteroid named for her.
A star on Earth and in the heavens
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Wow! Congratulations indeed, Emily! That is very cool.
-- Tom
-- Tom
Well, how about that!!! Congratulations, Emily; what a well-deserved and apropos honor!
Woah! Congrats and say hi to 18610 Arthurdent for me. Don't forget your towel while you're out there!
WOW indeed!. A well earned honour.To be remembered forever.... as my dad would say, "It would bring tears to a glass eye"
Congratulations! Awesome!
Yes, congratulations! Currently her asteroid is in southern Pisces about three degrees due south of Epsilon Piscium. I'll give a salute in that direction tomorrow morning.
I knew it had been proposed by Rainer Kresken and Matthias Busch (they needed to know my birth year for the citation, and the Wikipedia page wasn't up yet) but had no idea when or if it'd be accepted. It's indeed quite an honor! Thanks, everybody. I'm pleased it's a main-belt asteroid and therefore no threat to anybody, at least for the foreseeable future
Well done, Emily!
Phil
Phil
Congratulations, that's soooooo cool!
A little info on the asteroid http://comets-asteroids.findthedata.org/l/...74860-2009-RE26
OK people, so now we need mission proposals.
Mission science, spacecraft specs, propulsion, power systems (solar, mmrtg?), science instruments, cameras, sample return system! Work out the trajectory. Crowd source funds for a piggyback on a launch vehicle. Build a mission control infrastructure, a deep space comms system, deal with planetary protection protocols, sample re-entry vehicle etc....
Easy 
Exploration Mission to Investigate LocallY Large Asteroids, by seeKing, Determining, Assessing and knoWing ALL Anomolies
(yep, the name is a bit of a stretch, but you do better)
OK people, so now we need mission proposals.
Mission science, spacecraft specs, propulsion, power systems (solar, mmrtg?), science instruments, cameras, sample return system! Work out the trajectory. Crowd source funds for a piggyback on a launch vehicle. Build a mission control infrastructure, a deep space comms system, deal with planetary protection protocols, sample re-entry vehicle etc....
Easy
Exploration Mission to Investigate LocallY Large Asteroids, by seeKing, Determining, Assessing and knoWing ALL Anomolies
(yep, the name is a bit of a stretch, but you do better)
Wouldn't be easier to meet the real one?
274860 Congratulations Emily! BTW, we know now your full birthdate
274860 Congratulations Emily! BTW, we know now your full birthdate
Seems like we should all chip in for some upgrades.
No ordinary 'rock' for our Emily, this one needs a major ring system and a retinue of satellites!!
No ordinary 'rock' for our Emily, this one needs a major ring system and a retinue of satellites!!
Congratulations, Emily!
Thats amazing !
Congratulations Emily !
Robert
Congratulations Emily !
Robert
That's great news! Congratulations Emily!
Horizons has been updated
so a "celestia-SPICE" add on is not far off
-- artistic concept --
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JPL/HORIZONS 274860 Emilylakdawalla (2009 RE26) 2014-Jul-14 16:32:24
Rec #:274860 (+COV) Soln.date: 2014-Jun-12_08:29:58 # obs: 82 (1996-2012)
FK5/J2000.0 helio. ecliptic osc. elements (au, days, deg., period=Julian yrs):
EPOCH= 2455206.5 ! 2010-Jan-10.00 (CT) Residual RMS= .28882
EC= .04213963210458093 QR= 2.852461537268677 TP= 2455802.4455498685
OM= 3.381411685258591 W= 154.86760997496 IN= 10.20202322557742
A= 2.977951309892919 MA= 245.7031488153073 ADIST= 3.103441082517162
PER= 5.13907 N= .191790757 ANGMOM= .029658849
DAN= 3.09057 DDN= 2.86342 L= 158.5983287
B= 4.3141294 MOID= 1.86228001 TP= 2011-Aug-28.9455498685
Asteroid physical parameters (km, seconds, rotational period in hours):
GM= n.a. RAD= n.a. ROTPER= n.a.
H= 16. G= .150 B-V= n.a.
ALBEDO= n.a. STYP= n.a.
ASTEROID comments:
1: soln ref.= JPL#2, OCC=0
2: source=ORB
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JPL/HORIZONS 274860 Emilylakdawalla (2009 RE26) 2014-Jul-14 16:32:24
Rec #:274860 (+COV) Soln.date: 2014-Jun-12_08:29:58 # obs: 82 (1996-2012)
FK5/J2000.0 helio. ecliptic osc. elements (au, days, deg., period=Julian yrs):
EPOCH= 2455206.5 ! 2010-Jan-10.00 (CT) Residual RMS= .28882
EC= .04213963210458093 QR= 2.852461537268677 TP= 2455802.4455498685
OM= 3.381411685258591 W= 154.86760997496 IN= 10.20202322557742
A= 2.977951309892919 MA= 245.7031488153073 ADIST= 3.103441082517162
PER= 5.13907 N= .191790757 ANGMOM= .029658849
DAN= 3.09057 DDN= 2.86342 L= 158.5983287
B= 4.3141294 MOID= 1.86228001 TP= 2011-Aug-28.9455498685
Asteroid physical parameters (km, seconds, rotational period in hours):
GM= n.a. RAD= n.a. ROTPER= n.a.
H= 16. G= .150 B-V= n.a.
ALBEDO= n.a. STYP= n.a.
ASTEROID comments:
1: soln ref.= JPL#2, OCC=0
2: source=ORB
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so a "celestia-SPICE" add on is not far off
-- artistic concept --
I wonder if it could become an 'Easter egg' in Eyes on the Solar System 
Wow, congratulations! This is highly deserved.
Wow, what a great news! Congratulations, Emily!
Very well deserved indeed.
Very well deserved indeed.
Congratulations Emily! Wow!
This is cool, congratulations!
Congratulations, Emily! And thanks for the detailed background blog post "I've been asteroided! (274860) Emilylakdawalla".
Well deserved! Congratulations Emily!
Would Emily's wishes regarding crater, mountain, and escarpment naming be observed if/when her asteroid is reconnoitered ??
Maybe honoring some retired Planetary Society staffers or significant and fondly remembered teachers in Emily's schooling? Might be a nice and heartfelt opportunity.
Maybe honoring some retired Planetary Society staffers or significant and fondly remembered teachers in Emily's schooling? Might be a nice and heartfelt opportunity.
It's a nice thought, but I'm not sure I'll live to see a future in which random km-sized asteroids in the main belt get visited by camera-equipped spacecraft. NEOs, maybe, but it's real hard for me to imagine it happening in the main belt. (And yes, that is a challenge )
)
Congrats! A real (well-deserved) honour!
From Twitter: Asteroid (274860) Emilylakdawalla makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.085 AU) on the 5th October. Details.
Guess we should all wave to it today.
My belated CONGRATS!!!
We always knew you rocked, but now we can point to it!
We always knew you rocked, but now we can point to it!
Congratulations to Emily! you are Harmless 
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