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4 unusual facts about Faulkes Telescope South


Faulkes Telescope South

Funds were initially sourced by charitable donations from philanthropist Dr. Martin C. Faulkes.

In 2013 it was used to image the Near-Earth asteroid 2013 XY8.

2008 HJ is a small near-Earth asteroid which at the time of its discovery was the most rapidly rotating object in the solar system.

The telescope is owned and operated by LCOGT.



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