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.

 



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Om bilden

ID:eso0430a
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:29 september 2004
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0430
Storlek:1961 x 1961 px

Om objektet

Namn:4179 Toutatis
Typ:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid
Kategori:Solar System

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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.