Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Dinkinesh Moonrise

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 4, 2023 is “Dinkinesh Moonrise,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA/Goddard , SwRI , Johns Hopkins APL , NOIRLab. The original explanation runs about 99 words.

Dinkinesh Moonrise
Credit: Image Credit: NASA/Goddard , SwRI , Johns Hopkins APL , NOIRLab Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Last Wednesday the voyaging Lucy spacecraft encountered its first asteroid, 152830 Dinkinesh, and discovered the inner-main belt asteroid has a moon. 5 kilometer per second or around 10,000 miles per hour.”

— APOD editors, November 4, 2023

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 4, 2023
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA/Goddard , SwRI , Johns Hopkins APL , NOIRLab
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 99 words

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