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Catalina Sky Survey
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Official page for the Catalina Sky Survey. NASA funded Near-Earth Object survey operating at the University of Arizona (Lunar and Planetary Laboratory) in partnership with Steward Observatory.
Website: https://catalina.lpl.arizona.edu/about
2025 CE13 is a newly discovered potentially hazardous asteroid. It is between 141-316m in diameter and passes within 4.4LD of Earth's orbit. It was discovered on Feb 2nd, 2025 by CSS observer H. Groeller. 2025 CE13 poses no impact threat to Earth. 🔭
March 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Congratulations to CSS observer Hannes Groeller. Hannes recently discovered comet C/2025 D1 (Groeller) from the Bok telescope, which we operate under a partnership with Spacewatch. C/2025 D1 has the largest perihelion distance of any comet found to date. Interactive orbit in comments. 🔭
February 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
2025 CW is a newly discovered potentially hazardous asteroid. It is between 200-450m in diameter and passes within 4.32LD of Earth's orbit. It was discovered on Feb 3rd, 2025 by CSS observer T. Beuden. 2025 CW poses no impact threat to Earth. 🔭
February 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Happy to announce we have joined BlueSky and look forward to sharing information about the amazing discoveries we make at CSS. Stick around for some neat stuff! #astronomy #asteroids #planetarydefense
February 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
February 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM