Orbits of twin moonlets around 87 Sylvia

Composite image showing the positions of Remus and Romulus around 87 Sylvia on 9 different nights as seen on NACO images. It clearly reveals the orbits of the two moonlets. The inset shows the potato shape of 87 Sylvia. The field of view is 2 arcsec. North is up and East is left.

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Om bilden

ID:eso0526a
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:11 augusti 2005
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0526
Storlek:800 x 800 px

Om objektet

Namn:87 Sylvia
Typ:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid
Solar System : Planet : Satellite
Kategori:Solar System

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BandTeleskop
Infrarött
Near-IR
Very Large Telescope
NACO