[neo_followup] EMM-Hope on its way to Mars

Bill Gray pluto at projectpluto.com
Sun Jul 19 20:44:46 EDT 2020


Hello all,

    Just a note that this object has been launched,  and
the timing appears to match the pre-launch ephems on JPL
Horizons.  Ephems are at

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi

    Enter target body -62.  The object(s) will be well
placed in the morning sky for northern hemispherians.

    If the actual location doesn't quite match the pre-launch
ephemerides,  or if there's a booster or other hardware
headed out to Mars as well,  it may be more visible in a
few hours as the object gets further from us.  Any difference
between the pre-launch theory and post-launch reality would,
I'd expect,  be a little less noticeable,  if it's a matter
of a slightly different launch time.

-- Bill





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