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The celestial object of the day is Haumea!
This dwarf planet is 43 AU from the sun, making a year on Haumea 285 Earth years. A day, in comparison, only lasts 4 hours. Haumea's rapid rotation, a product of a probable impact that also created its two satellites Hi'iaka and Namaka, is the cause behind its funny egg shape
#First image credit: HST#Second image credit: NASA Visualization Technology Applications And Development (VTAD)#And fun fact: Haumea is as shiny as snow!!#astronomy facts#astronomy#astrophotography#outer space#space#nasa#nasa photos#science#space exploration#space photography#celestial object of the day#hubble space telescope#Haumea#solar system#dwarf planet
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