(SNES) No Luck with Asteroid 2002 NY 40

["Ernest R. Evans" <pilotstar@mindspring.com>]

After downloading a detailed finder chart down to 9th mag from S&T's
website, I set out last night to track it down with my 6" f/4 from 10:00
to 11:30. Using the chart, I zeroed in ( hopped/offset) to the expected
field directly south of gamma Lyrae at 10:10. Checked field's stars for
movement, could not spot asteroid. At 22:30 I hopped from beta Lyrae
south to a star just north of the expected asteroid trajectory (field
certain) and eased south in declination slightly to the asteroid's path.
Again, asteroid not sighted within 10' of expected time or place. I
repeated this procedure of hopping to stars very near the asteroid's
expected place along its path in advance and carefully examining the
fields (fields certain) three more times without success. (SIGH!)

Hope someone had better luck-- was the asteroid close to its calculated
time and place, or am I just an incompetent buffoon?!!!

Ernie

PS  I can take public humility addressed to buffoon!
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