The animation (4,7 mb) above consist of 5 exposures of 180 sec. each. and shows the asteroid racing through space. Click on the picture to see full size.
Asteroid 2009 DO111 discovered last month by Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak, appears to be an unusually-shaped object some 100 meters across (approx.) which will pass just 1.22 Lunar Distances (469,000 km) from the Earth on March 20 04h 2009 UT. Apparent speed is more than 3 arcsec per second.
This animation (7,9 mb) below consist of shorter exposures 5 sec.each.
| Senter RA 10h 55m 07s, Dec 65d 00m 29s FL 395.7 mm, 3,85"/Pixel Optics and mount: Takahashi FSQ106ED f/3.6 on Takahashi Em-200 Camera: Artemis 4021. Filters: Astrodon L-filter Exposures: Software: Maxim DL , Photoshop CS2. Date and Location 19.03.2009 / 59 11 47.83 N. - 10 22 29.33 E More information: http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/2009DO111/2009DO111_planning.html |