Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

P/2010 A2: Unusual Asteroid Tail Implies Powerful Collision

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 3, 2010 is “P/2010 A2: Unusual Asteroid Tail Implies Powerful Collision,” an image. It is credited to Credit: NASA , ESA , D. Jewitt ( UCLA ). The original explanation runs about 207 words.

P/2010 A2: Unusual Asteroid Tail Implies Powerful Collision
Credit: NASA , ESA , D. Jewitt ( UCLA ) Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What is this strange object? First discovered on ground based LINEAR images on January 6, the object appeared unusual enough to investigate further with the Hubble Space Telescope last week.”

— APOD editors, February 3, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
February 3, 2010
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: NASA , ESA , D. Jewitt ( UCLA )
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 207 words

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