Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Ultima and Thule

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 3, 2019 is “Ultima and Thule,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , Johns Hopkins University APL , Southwest Research Institute. The original explanation runs about 128 words.

Ultima and Thule
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , Johns Hopkins University APL , Southwest Research Institute Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“On January 1 New Horizons encountered the Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule. 5 billion kilometers from the Sun, Ultima Thule is the most distant world ever explored by a spacecraft from Earth.”

— APOD editors, January 3, 2019

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
January 3, 2019
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , Johns Hopkins University APL , Southwest Research Institute
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 128 words

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Source

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