ESO_asteroid_2001_KX76_phot-27a-01-normal.jpg


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English: The image is a colour composite image showing Asteroid " 2001 KX76 ", based on three exposures with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) at the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope at the La Silla Observatory . Ixion appears as a faint point because it is currently 41 AU away and has an apparent magnitude of about 19.7 .
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