Our Mission
IAWN was established (2013) as a result of the UN-endorsed recommendations for an international response to a potential NEO impact threat, to create an international group of organizations involved in detecting, tracking, and characterizing NEOs. The IAWN is tasked with developing a strategy using well-defined communication plans and protocols to assist Governments in the analysis of asteroid impact consequences and in the planning of mitigation responses.
Currently, IAWN includes members from all over the world!
Recent Signatories
- John J. McCarthy Observatory (932)
- Konkoly Observatory, HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (461, 561 and K88)
- Al-Khatim Observatory (M44), United Arab Emirates
Planetary Defense
Near-Earth Asteroid 2023 BU: 26 Jan. 2023
Credit: Gianluca Masi, The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0
2023 BU: A record close-approaching small asteroid
(Jan 2023) On January 21, Gennady Borisov (discoverer of interstellar comet 2/I) discovered a small asteroid rapidly approaching the Earth. He promptly reported the object to the Minor Planet Center for posting on the Near-Earth Object Confirmation Page. After extensive follow-up observations and analysis ...
Read More: NEO News
Close Approaches
Asteriod designation: 2024 QH2
Discovery station: Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala
Close approach date (UTC): 2024 08 29.96
Close approach distance (× lunar distance): 0.86
Discovery announcement
Latest orbit & observations