Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search

Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search
Alternative namesLONEOS
Organization
Observatory code 699 
LocationFlagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona
Coordinates35°12′10″N 111°39′52″W / 35.2028°N 111.6644°W / 35.2028; -111.6644
Websiteasteroid.lowell.edu/asteroid/loneos/loneos.html
Location of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search
Minor planets discovered: 22,077
see List of minor planets § Main index

Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS) was a project designed to discover asteroids and comets that orbit near the Earth. The project, funded by NASA, was directed by astronomer Ted Bowell of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. The LONEOS project began in 1993 and ran until the end of February 2008.

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