Asteroid 2012 DA14 Speeds Away from Earth
An international team led by Nicholas Moskovitz (MIT), observed the asteroid with a number of telescopes, including the 2.1m telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory: the video (linked below, animated .gif files) shows the asteroid as it was leaving the vicinity of the earth
Credit:NOIRLab
About the Image
Id: | noao1302b |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | Feb. 18, 2013 |
Related releases: | noao1302 |
Size: | 600 x 600 px |
About the Object
Category: | Solar System |