Asteroids for Celestia

[gironde]

Asteroids update from JPL:
n° 720000 to 729999 (ssc + list with families)

asteroids numbered n°720000-729999 N=10000.zip

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[gironde]

Asteroids update from JPL:
n° 730000 to 739999 (ssc + list with families)

asteroids numbered n°730000-739999 N=10000.zip

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updated list of families in asteroids n°710000 to 719999

list 710000-719999 updated.zip

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updated list of families in asteroids n°700000 to 709999

list 700000-709999 updated.zip

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[SpaceExplorer]

99942 Apophis is a NEO/PHA discovered in 2004-Jun-19. Initially estimated to have a 2.7% chance of impacting Earth in 2029, subsequent refinement of its orbit ruled out any possibility of impact within the next 100 years. On 2029-Apr-13, Apophis will safely pass within 31,700 km of the Earth's surface.
NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft is already on its way to Apophis. Another mission, ESA's Ramses, will be launched in 2028.

This Apophis model is based on radar observations from 2012-2013, which are reported in the 2018 study.

[SpaceExplorer]

This addon adds the seven target main-belt asteroids of the planned UAE's MBR Explorer mission.
Scheduled to launch in March 2028, MBR Explorer will flyby over six asteroids between 2030 and 2033, with a rendezvous with 269 Justitia in 2034, in addition to deploying a Justitia lander.
The presence of tholins on Justitia's surface makes it an attractive target, given that it is a possible TNO that has migrated into the asteroid belt.

In numerical order, the seven asteroids are:

- 269 Justitia
- 623 Chimaera
- 10253 Westerwald
- 13294 Rockox
- (23871) 1998 RC76
- (59980) 1999 SG6
- (88055) 2000 VA28

Orbital parameters are from JPL HORIZONS. Includes light curve models for Justitia, Chimaera and 1999 SG6 from DAMIT database. Special thanks to pedro_jg for converting these models to CMOD and for obtaining color indices for the asteroids!