Hubble image archive
Neptune
CreditsNASA, ESA, and M. Showalter (SETI Institute)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2013
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2013-30-3223-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, and M. Showalter (SETI Institute)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Neptune |
| Object Description | Planet |
| Distance | The semi-major axis of Neptune's orbit about the Sun is 30.06 astronomical units (roughly 2.8 billion miles or 4.5 billion kilometers). |
| Dimensions | Neptune has a diameter of roughly 30,800 miles (49,600 kilometers) at the equator. |
| About The Data | |
| Instrument | HST>WFC3/UVIS |
| Exposure Dates | August 19, 2009 |
| Filters | F475W (g) and F775W (i) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the WFC3/UVIS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope using three different filters. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F475W (g) Red/orange: F775W (i) |
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