Astronomers discover fastest-ever spinning asteroid — over half a kilometer wide — using the world's largest digital camera stationed at the Rubin Observatory

9 months ago by noumenon to c/astronomy

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First peer-reviewed paper using data from SLAC-built LSST Camera identifies an asteroid, nearly the size of eight football fields, rotating every two minutes.

Tollana1234567 1 point 9 months ago

half a kilometer isnt that big as far as most asteroid goes. the most devastating ones were over 10km.

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path: 0 21473061, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 0

StealThisComment 1 point 9 months ago

I don't care how big it is, spinning asteroids should not be allowed to use digital cameras.

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path: 0 21472399, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 0

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