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[i]"Rather than looking like a known asteroid, the colors were consistent with the spectral properties of an object covered with white Titanium oxide (TiO) paint," Hergenrother said. "The Apollo Saturn S-IVB upper stages were painted with TiO paint," he noted. Observations conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology further confirmed the UA astronomers research. Infrared spectra "confirm that J002E3 is a dead ringer for white TiO paint," Hergenrother added. As a result, the UA astronomers concluded that object J002E3 is most likely a S-IVB stage from either Apollo 8, 10, 11, or 12, with Apollo 12 being most likely.[/i]
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