Information from the European Southern Observatory ESO Press Photos 27a-b/01 23 August 2001 For immediate release Virtual Telescope Observes Record-Breaking Asteroid New Data Show that 2001 KX76 Is Larger than Ceres Summary Ceres, the first asteroid (minor planet) to be discovered in the Solar System, has held the record as the largest known object of its kind for two centuries. However, recent ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2001 August 30 How Big Is 2001 KX76 Credit: ESA, ESO, Astrovirtel, Gerhard Hahn (German Aerospace Center, DLR), et al. Explanation: Newly discovered minor planet 2001 KX76 is circled in the top ...

NOAO Outreach Press RELEASE DATE: July 2, 2001 RELEASE NO: NOAO 01-10 IMAGES: The links below take you to a page where you can download high resolution images. The May 22, 2001, discovery image for the large Kuiper Belt Object 2001 KX76 was produced by combining two exposures from the 4-meter Blanco Telescope at CTIO in such a way that moving objects appear as red-colored pairs of images.