Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search

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Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search

Alternative names	LONEOS
Organization	NASA
Observatory code	699
Location	Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona
Coordinates	35°12′10″N 111°39′52″W / 35.2028°N 111.6644°W / 35.2028; -111.6644
Website	asteroid.lowell.edu/asteroid/loneos/loneos.html
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Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS) was a project designed to discover asteroids and comets that orbit near the Earth. The project, funded by NASA, was directed by astronomer Ted Bowell of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. The LONEOS project began in 1993 and ran until the end of February 2008.