I’m not really expecting a response, unfortunately. I thought the forum was more active.
I’ll try asking about the OrbitViewer app anyway.
It doesn’t seem to be updated, does it?
Not all of the asteroids discovered by Rubin are displayed as we saw in the video “A Swarm of New Asteroids.” For example, the trans-Neptunian asteroids that Rubin discovered are missing. Since then, I imagine you’ve discovered others.
Isn’t the app intended to be updated regularly?
It’s a great tool, a bit like NASA’s Eyes (which is updated), but it’s a shame that OrbitViewer seems abandoned.
Rubin Observatory is still in its commissioning phase, although it’s wrapping that up soon. In addition to bringing all the physical components of the observatory into top working order, our data management team has been hard at work bringing all of the data processing systems up to the level they need to be at for operations as well. Once the observatory is in full science operations and begins its ten-year survey later this year, Orbitviewer will be regularly updated as data is processed from the observatory and new asteroid discoveries are reported to the Minor Planet Center.
We (EPO) have also been hard at work with new features for Orbitviewer, and you’ll see those released in the coming weeks/months as well.
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Thank you very much for this response. Since I’m going to make a short video on the subject, I’ll be able to provide this important clarification.
It’s therefore possible that when the next update comes out, the trans-Neptunian asteroids will reappear, even more so.