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Observing Near-Earth Objects with the James Webb Space Telescope

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arxiv 1510.05637 v1 pith:MUXTEQ6W submitted 2015-10-19 astro-ph.EP

Observing Near-Earth Objects with the James Webb Space Telescope

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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has the potential to enhance our understanding of near-Earth objects (NEOs). We present results of investigations into the observability of NEOs given the nominal observing requirements of JWST on elongation (85-135 degrees) and non-sidereal rates ($<$30mas/s). We find that approximately 75% of NEOs can be observed in a given year. However, observers will need to wait for appropriate observing windows. We find that JWST can easily execute photometric observations of meter-sized NEOs which will enhance our understanding of the small NEO population.

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