Optical image of the Kuiper Belt binary 2001 QW322
Optical image of the Kuiper Belt binary 2001 QW322 from Gemini North on July 8, 2005. Separation was 1.8 arcseconds. Their radii are about 50 kilometers. The pair is the two faint objects in the green circle.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | geminiann08022a |
| Type: | Planetary |
| Release date: | Oct. 28, 2008, 6:26 p.m. |
| Related announcements: | geminiann08022 |
| Size: | 500 x 359 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Kuiper Bel |
| Category: | Solar System |
