Serendipitously Discovered Asteroids
Here is an asteroid with a visual magnitude of 21.8 passing a galaxy in the constellation Leo. The trail is seen in two consecutive exposures, the first shown in blue and the second in red. This asteroid has a diameter of half a mile (0.8 kilometers), and was located 188 million miles from Earth and 233 million miles from the sun.
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About the Object
| Name: | Asteroid, Constellation Leo |
| Type: | • Solar System Images/Videos |
