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- NANOGrav Meeting Hosted at UCF27 Mar, 2020
- AO Colloquium: Dr. Michael Denton 27 Mar, 2020
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- REU Student Mishaal Jan Publishes Summer Research Study about Massive Star Forming Region26 Mar, 2020
- AO helps detect Magnetar in the Cow26 Mar, 2020
- Pulsar Astronomy and Physics at the Arecibo Observatory with Dr. Joanna Rankin26 Mar, 2020
- AO Science at AAS, AOGS26 Mar, 2020
- GBO/AO Single Dish and Observer Training Workshops (May 11-20, 2020)05 Feb, 2020
- Arecibo Observatory update after recent earthquakes09 Jan, 2020
- The Arecibo Observatory Congratulates Dr. Martha P. Haynes, Recipient of 2019 Bruce Gold Medal11 Dec, 2019
- Colloquium Series Recap11 Dec, 2019
- In Memoriam: Yervant Terzian, 1939 - 201906 Dec, 2019
- AO Observations of a Binary Pulsar Test the Theory of General Relativity in New Science Publication06 Dec, 2019
- The International Pulsar Timing Array: Second data release06 Dec, 2019
- Modeling Radar Albedos of Laboratory-Characterized Particles: Application to the Lunar Surface06 Dec, 2019
Near-Earth asteroid (505657) 2014 SR339
Byadmin14 February 2018 Asteroids
Arecibo observed near-Earth asteroid (505657) 2014 SR339 using its NASA-funded planetary radar system on February 9, 2018. Radar images reveal 2014 SR339 to have a lumpy, elongated shape at least 1.5 km long and a rotation consistent with the 8.7 hour period determined from optical lightcurves (B.D. Warner, MoreData!). At its closest approach on February 7, the asteroid was 0.054 AU, or about 21 times the Earth-Moon distance, away from Earth. 2014 SR339 was discovered on September 20, 2014 by the NEOWISE infrared spacecraft, which originally suggested its diameter was about 1 km.
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