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Distant Planetoid

The small dot moving slightly off to the left of center in this image is newly-discovered Kuiper Belt object 2004 DW.
Source: California Institute of Technology
Published: February 25, 2004

The small dot moving slightly off to the left of center in this image is newly-discovered Kuiper Belt object 2004 DW.

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