File:A Centaur in Transition.jpg
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English: The blazing bright ball slicing through the center of this image is an example of a type of celestial body known as a centaur— a Solar System object that can be like both a comet and an asteroid. These fast moving icy objects reside in unstable orbits in the space between Jupiter and Neptune. The centaur in this image is named P/2019 LD2 (ATLAS), or LD2 for short. LD2 was observed from Gemini North, the Hawai‘i-basedhalf of the international Gemini Observatory, which is a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab.
Español: La brillante bola que atraviesa el centro de esta imagen es un ejemplo de un tipo de cuerpo celeste conocido como centauro: un objeto del Sistema Solar que puede ser un cometa o un asteroide al mismo tiempo. Estos objetos helados y de movimiento rápido se encuentran en órbitas inestables en el espacio entre Júpiter y Neptuno. El centauro que se ve en esta imagen se llama P/2019 LD2 (ATLAS) o LD2 para abreviar. LD2 se observó desde el telescopio Gemini Norte, en Hawai'i, que es parte del Observatorio internacional Gemini, un Programa del NOIRLab de NSF. |
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International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Acknowledgments: PI: C.Schambeau (University of Central Florida) Image Processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin |
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Credit/Provider | International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Acknowledgments: PI: C.Schambeau (University of Central Florida)Image Processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin |
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Date and time of data generation | 07:29, 9 December 2020 |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop 21.1 (Windows) |
File change date and time | 01:01, 6 December 2020 |
Date and time of digitizing | 16:40, 1 December 2020 |
Date metadata was last modified | 02:01, 6 December 2020 |
Unique ID of original document | xmp.did:5be780ea-e212-494c-95b0-69e97e91f6dc |
Keywords | P/2019 LD2 (ATLAS) |
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