PIA15776: Asteroid 1999 RQ36


Asteroid 1999 RQ36

Caption:

These series of radar images of asteroid 1999 RQ36 were obtained by NASA's Deep Space Network antenna in Goldstone, Calif. on Sept 23, 1999.

Background Info:

NASA detects, tracks and characterizes asteroids and comets passing close to Earth using both ground- and space-based telescopes. The Near-Earth Object Observations Program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., commonly called "Spaceguard," discovers these objects, characterizes some of them, and plots their orbits to determine if any could be potentially hazardous to our planet. JPL manages the Near-Earth Object Program Office for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target 1999 RQ36
System Near Earth Objects
Target Type Asteroid
Mission Deep Space Network (DSN)
Instrument Host Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC)
Host Type Ground-Based Observatory
Instrument Goldstone Solar System Radar
Detector
Extra Keywords Grayscale, Radar, Radio
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2012-05-23
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA15776
Identifier PIA15776