Image of Torifune

Image of the asteroid Torifune, taken by Hayabusa2
Image of Torifune
Image of the asteroid Torifune, captured by Hayabusa2. This image is a composite of exposures acquired between 20 and 21 June 2026. The small celestial body in the yellow rectangle is Torifune, which is moving in the direction of the arrow. The image was created from photographs taken with the Optical Navigation Camera Telescope (ONC-T), with a resolution of approximately 22.3 arcseconds per pixel.
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© JAXA, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan Spaceguard Association