Illustration of Asteroid (Artist’s Impression)

Stsci_2023-108a_1024

stsci_2023-108a January 26th, 2023

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb), ESO/M. Kornmesser and S. Brunier, N. Risinger (skysurvey.org)

A previously unknown 100–200-metre asteroid — roughly the size of Rome’s Colosseum — has been detected by an international team of European astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Their project used data from the calibration of the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), in which the team serendipitously detected an interloping asteroid. The object is likely the smallest observed to date by Webb and belongs to the poorly known sub-kilometer category in the Main Belt.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-108

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Type
Artwork
Object Name
asteroid
Subject - Milky Way
Interplanetary Body > Asteroid

Position Details

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RA = 0h 0m 0.0s
DEC = 0° 0’ 0.0”
Constellation
Pisces
Stsci_2023-108a_1280
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ID
2023-108a
Subject Category
B.2.3  
Subject Name
asteroid
Credits
NASA, ESA, CSA, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb), ESO/M. Kornmesser and S. Brunier, N. Risinger (skysurvey.org)
Release Date
2023-01-26
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-108
Type
Artwork
Image Quality
Good
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ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
0, 0
Reference Dimension
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TAN
Quality
Position
FITS Header
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Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
https://www.stsci.edu/
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
outreach@stsci.edu
Telephone
410-338-4444
Address
3700 San Martin Drive
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
USA
Rights
https://www.stsci.edu/copyright
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-J-p23108a-f-3405x2211.tif
Metadata Date
2023-01-26T13:31:49-05:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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