Spacewatch
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- spacewatch.lpl.arizona.edu
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- inception
- 1980-00-00
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The Spacewatch Project is an astronomical survey that specializes in the study of minor planets, including various types of asteroids and comets at University of Arizona telescopes on Kitt Peak near Tucson, Arizona. The Spacewatch Project has been active longer than any other similar currently active programs.
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list of minor planets: 9001–10000
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minor planet
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near-Earth object
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Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
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Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
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Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking
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Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search
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potentially hazardous object
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comet
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NASA
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geographic coordinate system
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asteroid
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International Standard Book Number
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Tucson
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Kuiper Belt
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digital object identifier
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International Standard Serial Number
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meteorite
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meteoroid
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New Horizons
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