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.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0526a
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:11 augustus 2005
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0526
Grootte:800 x 800 px

Over het object

Naam:87 Sylvia
Type:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid
Solar System : Planet : Satellite
Categorie:Solar System

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BandTelescoop
Infrarood
Near-IR
Very Large Telescope
NACO