The KLENOT Project

M. Tichy, J. Ticha, and M. Kocer
Klet' Observatory, Zatkovo nabrezi 4
CZ-370 01 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

Abstract.

Considering the critical points of NEO astrometry we have decided to extend the Klet Observatory NEO follow-up programme to fainter objects using a new 1.06-meter reflector equipped with a more efficient CCD camera. This KLENOT Project started in 1997/1998.
The KLENOT project is a project of the KLEt observatory Near earth and Other unusual objects observations Team (and Telescope), concentrating particularly on fainter objects, up to a limiting magnitude of V = 22.0.
The planned main goals of project KLENOT are confirmation and follow-up astrometry of newly discovered NEOs, recoveries of NEOs in the second opposition, and follow-up astrometry of poorly observed NEOs and other unusual objects.
For the proposed project we are building the new 1.06-m KLENOT telescope. We present here the current status of the KLENOT Project.

Proc. International Workshop on Collaboration and Coordination Among NEO Observers and Orbital Computers (2002), Eds. S. Isobe and Y. Asakura, pp.39-42
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