What will happen to my observations?

We will review and process observations for use by the OSIRIS-REx Science Team. They will be archived in existing data repositories at the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center. Astronomical researchers may use data to refine orbits, create composite lightcurves, determine asteroid sizes, rotation periods, shape models, compositions, and evaluate the presence of companion asteroids. Your data remains yours and you are free to provide it to any other asteroid program you desire. You may also publish your work independently of the Target Asteroids! program (for example, in the Minor Planet Bulletin, or the journals of the ALPO and BAA). Even if you publish your work independently you can still be part of any Target Asteroids! publications containing your data.