About – Lusówko Platanus Observatory

Observatory

Lusówko Platanus Observatory is a private observatory registered in 2016 at International Astronomical Union with code K80. It operates in Lusówko near Poznań (Poland) and cooperates with professional and amateur astronomers from all over the world. Main activities include asteroid studies, observation data analysis and science popularization. Since 2019 we are a member of Europlanet Society.

Area of interest

asteroid astrometry
asteroid photometry
asteroid occultation
observational data analysis
astronomical data mining

Equipment & facilities

Celestron 11″ Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph f/2.2
Celestron NexStar 8″ Schmidt-Cassegrain with reductor f/6.3
ZWO ASI290MM monochromatic camera
ZWO ASI1600MM-cooled monochromatic camera

Publications

Photometry and model of near-Earth asteroid 2021 DW1 from one apparition, T.Kwiatkowski et al., Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 656, id.A126 (2021)
Support tools for NEO observers, T.Kluwak et al., 8th European Conference on Space Debris, held 20-23 April 2021 in Darmstadt, Germany, published by ESA Space Debris Office
Spin rates of V-type asteroids, D.Oszkiewicz et al., Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 643, id.A117, 26 pp.
Rotation Period and Amplitude Determination of (18172) 2000 QL7: A Fast Rotator, T.Kluwak, The Minor Planet Bulletin (ISSN 1052-8091), Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 92-93 (2020)
Photometric Observations of Fast Move and Fast Rotate Asteroids, T.Kluwak, EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019, held 15-20 September 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland, id. EPSC-DPS2019-1477
Investigating V-type asteroids outside Vesta family, A.Marciniak et al., EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019, held 15-20 September 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland, id. EPSC-DPS2019-1379
Asteroid occultation ephemeris, T.Kluwak, XXIX Konferencja Sekcji Obserwatorów Pozycji i Zakryć PTMA, 27-28.04.2019, Warszawa
Photometric observations of asteroids – in support of the Gaia Mission, T.Kluwak, European Planetary Science Congress 2018, held 16-21 September 2018 at TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany, id.EPSC2018-491
Obserwacje pozycyjne planetoid, T.Kluwak, XXVIII Konferencja Sekcji Obserwatorów Pozycji i Zakryć PTMA, 26-27.05.2018, Łódź
Planetoida jednej nocy, T.Kluwak, Urania 2/2018

Minor Planet Electronic Circular

2021 JR3, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2021-J144 (2021)
2020 LB, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2020-L24 (2020)
2020 JT1, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2020-J86 (2020)
2020 HT7, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2020-H213 (2020)
2020 GB1, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2020-G43 (2020)
2020 GA2, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2020-G79 (2020)
2020 FY2, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2020-F90 (2020)
2019 HL4, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2019-J10 (2019)
2019 HJ4, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2019-J08 (2019)
2019 GL4, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2019-G116 (2019)
2019 DP, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2019-D51 (2019)
2019 DN, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2019-D49 (2019)
2019 DB, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2019-D32 (2019)
2019 DA, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2019-D11 (2019)
2018 VW3, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2018-V88 (2018)
2018 UF, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2018-U25 (2018)
2018 TR4, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2018-T141 (2018)
2018 SA3, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2018-T23 (2018)
2018 QF1, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2018-Q66 (2018)
2018 QA1, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2018-Q59 (2018)
2018 NB, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2018-N09 (2018)
2018 CN2, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2018-C76 (2018)
1998 SZ27, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2017-Q152 (2017)
2017 PL26, Minor Planet Electronic Circ., No. 2017-Q17 (2017)

Conferences

8th European Conference on Space Debris, 20-23 April 2021, Darmstadt, Germany
EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019, 15-20 September 2019, Geneva, Switzerland
XXIX Konferencja Sekcji Obserwatorów Pozycji i Zakryć PTMA, 27-28 April 2019, Warszawa
European Planetary Science Congress 2018, 16-21 September 2018, Berlin, Germany
XXVIII Konferencja Sekcji Obserwatorów Pozycji i Zakryć PTMA, 26-27 May 2018, Łódź