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“Toutatis Nears Planet Earth” is copyrighted by Top: John Chumack / Bottom: Juergen Wolf. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteAsteroid Toutatis made its closest approach to Earth in 2004, coming within a million miles. That is about four times the distance to the Moon. From the asteroid, Earth would have appeared almost as large as the full Moon. From Earth, Toutatis was a faint, fast-moving object, visible with a good telescope.
The Earth on 2 October 2004 · Colorado Plateau
NASA Terra took this picture on 2 October 2004, the day itself, not a release date.
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Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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Released on 2 October 2023 Glowing rosy in the dark See it as a poster -
Released on 2 October 2025 Location in the sky of the rogue planet Cha 1107-7626 (infrared) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 October 2025 Location in the sky of the rogue planet Cha 1107-7626 (visible light) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 October 2007 Extreme star cluster bursts into life in new Hubble image See it as a poster -
Released on 2 October 2022 Supernova Cannon Expels Pulsar J0002 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 OCT 2004 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 OCT 2004.
Questions about October 2, 2004
What space photo was released on October 2, 2004?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 2, 2004 was "Toutatis Nears Planet Earth". It's a photographer's copyrighted image, so we link to it on NASA's site and show the Sun or the Earth that day instead.
What was the Moon's phase on October 2, 2004?
A waning gibbous moon, about 89% lit.
What day of the week was October 2, 2004?
October 2, 2004 was a Saturday, day 276 of the 366 days in 2004.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 2, 2004?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.