Observing Near-Earth Objects with the James Webb Space Telescope
- Thomas, Cristina A.
- Abell, Paul
- Castillo-Rogez, Julie
- Moskovitz, Nicholas
- Müller, Michael
- Reddy, Vishnu
- Rivkin, Andrew
- Ryan, Erin
- Stansberry, John
Publication date
January 2016
DOI Publisher
IOP Publishing ISSN
0004-6280Abstract
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°) and non-sidereal rates (<30 mas s−1). 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 that will enhance our understanding of the small NEO population
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