ETNOs Movement and Gradient of Spectra (image)

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)

Caption

Sequence of images taken with the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC) to identify one of the ETNO´s studied in this article, 2013 RF98, where one can see how it moves during four consecutive nights. Below, right, visible spectra obtained with the GTC of the two objects 2004 VN112 and 2013 RF98. The red lines show the gradients of the spectra.

Credit

Julia de León (IAC).

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