New image showing (55636) 2002 TX300, a dwarf planet candidate and member of the Haumea family.
22 minute exposure started on 2009-10-01T04:25:52
Predicted magnitude was 19.6.
Distance from Earth 40.622 AU
Distance from Sun 41.529 AU
Annotated image:
Blink with digital sky survey image:
This is the fifth TNO we have imaged to date. Pluto, Haumea, Makemake and Orcus are the others.
Images are available at http://www.physics.drexel.edu/~steinberg/astro2/solar_system/tno/
Cheers,
Dick Steinberg
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12" LX200 ACF - AP1200- ST8 - backyard permanent pier near Philadelphia
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