# The 2019 Taurid resonant swarm: prospects for ground detection of small NEOs

## TL;DR

The paper discusses the 2019 close approach of Earth to the Taurid resonant swarm, analyzing optimal observation strategies to detect small near-Earth objects and improve understanding of the swarm's population.

## Contribution

It provides a detailed analysis of the best times and locations for ground-based detection of NEOs in the Taurid swarm during the 2019 encounter.

## Key findings

- Optimal observation windows identified for 2019 Taurid encounter
- Potential to detect and constrain NEO population in the swarm
- Enhanced understanding of Taurid swarm's structure and size

## Abstract

In June 2019 the Earth will approach within 5{\deg} mean anomaly of the centre of the Taurid resonant swarm, its closest post-perihelion encounter with Earth since 1975. This will be the best viewing geometry to detect and place limits on the number of NEOs proposed to reside at the swarm centre until the early 2030s. We present an analysis of the optimal times and pointing locations to image NEOs associated with the swarm