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Goddard TV Video Tape: G2011-122 -- Swift Captures Flyby of Asteroid 2005 YU55

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Asteroid 2005 YU55 whisks through the field of view of Swift's Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) on Nov. 9, just hours after the space rock made its closest approach to Earth. The video plays on a background image from the Digital Sky Survey that shows the same region, which lies within the Great Square asterism of the constellation Pegasus (times UT). Credit: NASA/Swift/Stefan Immler and DSS For complete transcript, click here . Swift Captures Flyby of Asteroid 2005 YU55