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2001 KX76 - the record-breaking asteroid observed with Astrovirtel


Depicts: Asteroid 2001 KX76
Copyright: ESA, ESO, Astrovirtel & Gerhard Hahn (German Aerospace Center, DLR)

This image is a colour composite image, based on three exposures with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) at the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope at the La Silla Observatory. The exposures were made through V, R and I-band filters. On the image another (closer) asteroid reveals itself - the coloured dots to the left reveal that this object moved between the three exposures.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
15-Mar-2026 17:51 UT

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