Confirmation
Found a new object? Check it without leaving the program
Drift computes where the object will be on neighbouring nights, looks for it in the archives of large surveys and prepares a report for the Minor Planet Center.
1 · Forecast
Coordinates for ±10 nights and the path among the stars with error circles.
2 · MPC Checker
Is there an already known body nearby with the same motion?
3 · ZTF
Search on archive images and in the alerts of the ZTF survey.
4 · ATLAS
Photometry at the predicted position and search on image cut-outs.
5 · Report
ADES or MPC1992, with survey observations; for new objects — to the NEOCP.
