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Haumea of the Outer Solar System

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 17, 2017 is “Haumea of the Outer Solar System,” an image. It is credited to Illustration Credit: Instituto de Astrofsica de Andaluca. The original explanation runs about 157 words.

Haumea of the Outer Solar System
Credit: Illustration Credit: Instituto de Astrofsica de Andaluca Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“One of the strangest objects in the outer Solar System has recently been found to have a ring. The object, named Haumea , is the fifth designated dwarf planet after Pluto , Ceres , Eris , and Makemake .”

— APOD editors, October 17, 2017

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 17, 2017
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Illustration Credit: Instituto de Astrofsica de Andaluca
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 157 words

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