First Surface Observations of Oort Cloud Objects
Spectrum of C/2013 P2 (Pan STARRS) from the visible (blue points) to near infrared (red points) compared to other solar system small bodies: comets (represented by comet 6P/d’Arrest), Trojan asteroids, outer asteroid belt red D-type asteroids, and ultra-red Kuiper belt objects (TNOs). This shows that C/2013 P2 looks very different from other small body surfaces.
Credit:NOIRLab
About the Image
Id: | gemini1408b |
Type: | Chart |
Release date: | Nov. 7, 2014 |
Related releases: | gemini1408 |
Size: | 1417 x 1049 px |
About the Object
Category: | Solar System |