Detail | : | Asteroid 1998 KY26 (the point of light located at where the two lines would cross), the target of Hayabusa2's extended mission, captured by Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) mounted on the Subaru Telescope. The blurring of the background stars is due to the motion of the telescope tracking the asteroid. Five shots, each with a 2-minute exposure time, taken during 2:04–2:16 on December 10, 2020 (Hawaiʻi Standard Time) were stacked to create this image. The field of view is 30 x 15 arcseconds. (Credit: NAOJ) |
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Asteroid 1998 KY26
December 17, 2020
Last updated: October 5, 2022
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