Hubble image archive
Compass and Scale Image of Neptune
CreditsNASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Illustration Credit: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2011
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2011-19-2864-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA);Illustration Credit: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)
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 | |
| Data Description | This image was created from HST data from proposal : K. Noll, Z. Levay, M. Livio, C. Christian, H. Bond, L. Frattare, M. Mutchler, T. Borders, and W. Januszewski (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI). |
| Instrument | HST>WFC3/UVIS |
| Exposure Dates | June 25-26, 2011, Exposure Time: 36 minutes |
| Filters | F467N (46nm), F631N (63nm), and F845M (84nm) |
| 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: F467N (46nm) Green: F631N (63nm) Red/orange: F845M (84nm) |
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