Synthetic tracking using ZTF Long Dwell Datasets

Abstract

The Zwicky Transit Factory (ZTF) is a powerful time domain survey facility with a large field of view. We apply the synthetic tracking technique to integrate a ZTF's long-dwell dataset, which consists of 133 nominal 30-second exposure frames spanning about 1.5 hours, to search for slowly moving asteroids down to approximately 23rd magnitude. We found more than one thousand objects from searching 40 CCD-quadrant subfields, each of which covers a field size of $\sim$0.73 deg${}^2$. While most of the objects are main belt asteroids, there are asteroids belonging to families of Trojan, Hilda, Hungaria, Phocaea, and near-Earth-asteroids. Such an approach is effective and productive. Here we report the data process and results.

9 figures, 16 pages

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