Asteroid "2001 KX76"

eso_eso0130a August 23rd, 2001

Credit: ESO

The image is a colour composite image showing Asteroid "2001 KX76", based on three exposures with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) at the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope at the La Silla Observatory.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0130a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: 2001 KX76
Subject - General: Interplanetary Body > Asteroid

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (R)	-
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (V)	-
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (B)	-

ID: eso0130a
Subject Category: E.2.3
Subject Name: 2001 KX76
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2001-08-23T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0130a/

Type: Observation
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Facility: MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument: WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: R, V, B
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Reference Dimension: 921.0, 712.0

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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
State/Province: None

Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso0130a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0130a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2016-07-15T16:03:50+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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