PIA16737: Asteroid 2012 DA14 as Seen from Siding Spring, Australia


Asteroid 2012 DA14 as Seen from Siding Spring, Australia

Caption:

animation for PIA16737
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This animated set of images, from the telescope known as the iTelescope.net Siding Spring Observatory , shows asteroid 2012 DA14 as the streak moving from top to bottom in the field of view. The images were taken around 9:40 a.m. PST (12:40 p.m. EST, or 17:40 UTC) on Feb. 15, 2013.

The exposure time was 5 seconds long.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target 2012 DA14
System
Target Type Asteroid
Mission Siding Spring Observatory
Instrument Host Siding Spring Observatory
Host Type Ground-Based Telescope
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords Grayscale, Movie
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2013-02-15
Date in Caption 2013-02-15
Image Credit Courtesy of E. Guido/N. Howes/Remanzacco Observatory
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA16737
Identifier PIA16737