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Asteroid 464, animated gif, Steven Bellavia

Asteroid 464, animated gif

Asteroid 464, animated gif, Steven Bellavia

Asteroid 464, animated gif

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An animated gif of asteroid 464, on April 27th, 2024, from 01:00:03 to 03:03:58 UTC

From Wikipedia:
464 Megaira (prov. designation: A901 AB or 1901 FV) is a dark and large background asteroid, approximately 77 kilometers (48 miles) in diameter, located in the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany on 9 January 1901.[1] The carbonaceous C-type asteroid (FX) has a rotation period of 12.9 hours. It was named after Megaera from Greek mythology[3]

[1]  "464 Megaira (A901 AB)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
[3] Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(464) Megaira". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 52. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_465. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.

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