Asteroid Toutatis with the VLT

The telescope was set to follow the predicted motion of the asteroid during 60 seconds (beginning on September 28, 2004, 23:34 hrs UT) and the images of the background stars in the sky field therefore appear as long trails.

 



Kilde:

ESO

Om billedet

Id:eso0430a
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:29. september 2004
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso0430
Størrelse:1961 x 1961 px

Om objektet

Navn:4179 Toutatis
Type:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid
Kategori:Solar System

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Farver & filtre

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Very Large Telescope
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Noter: This image was observed simultaneously with a number of ESO telescopes from Paranal and La Silla observatories.