The interstellar asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (‘Oumuamua)

Raw image straight from ESO's Very Large Telescope. 1I/2017 U1 (‘Oumuamua), the interstellar asteroid, is the tiny dot at the centre, above the brighter star. Though actually faint, in this image the asteroid appears bright.

Credit:

ESO/O.Hainaut

Over de afbeelding

Id:rama_raw
Type:Planetair
Publicatiedatum:23 november 2017 13:14
Grootte:838 x 475 px

Over het object

Naam:1I/2017 U1 (‘Oumuamua)
Type:Milky Way : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid
Categorie:Stars

Afbeeldingstypen

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Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Optisch
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470 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS2