Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Asteroid 2014 JO25

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 20, 2017 is “Asteroid 2014 JO25,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech, Goldstone Solar System Radar. The original explanation runs about 150 words.

Asteroid 2014 JO25
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech, Goldstone Solar System Radar Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“A day before its closest approach, asteroid 2014 JO25 was imaged by radar with the 70-meter antenna of NASA’s Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California. This grid of 30 radar images , top left to lower right, reveals the two-lobed shape of the asteroid that rotates about once every five hours.”

— APOD editors, April 20, 2017

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
April 20, 2017
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech, Goldstone Solar System Radar
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 150 words

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