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.

 



Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0430a
Type:Observation
Date de publication:29 septembre 2004
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0430
Taille:1961 x 1961 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:4179 Toutatis
Type:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid
Catégorie:Solar System

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Couleurs & filtres

DomaineTélescope
Very Large Telescope
FORS1

Notes: This image was observed simultaneously with a number of ESO telescopes from Paranal and La Silla observatories.