NEO and imminent impactor discoveries from Hungary: recent results and lessons learnt
Authors
Norton O. Szabo
Krisztian Sarneczky
Laszlo L. Kiss
Szabolcs Velkei
Attila Bodi
Zsofia Bora
Balazs Csak
Borbala Cseh
Agoston Horti-David
Andras Joo
Csilla Kalup
Zoltan Kuli
Laszlo Meszaros
Andras Pal
Balint Seli
Adam Sodor
Robert Szakats
Nora Takacs
Abstract
2022 EB5, 2023 CX1 and 2024 BX1: these are the three recent imminent impactor discoveries from the Piszkéstető Mountain Station of the Konkoly Observatory. They make up about one percent of all NEO discoveries from our observatory and here we provide a detailed description of our approach and methodology that led to this noticeable observational sensitivity to these meter-sized impactors. After outlining the historical background of astronomical discoveries from Hungary, we introduce our recently upgraded survey instrumentation and outline the observational strategy and its implementation. We highlight the importance of strong feedback between analysis and ongoing data collection, maximizing the value of immediate follow-up. Finally, we discuss plans for moving forward to increase the sensitivity and the temporal coverage of our survey.
