Hubble image archive

Compass and Scale Image for Binary Asteroid 2006 VW139/288P

An image from the Hubble Space Telescope mission archive.

Date
Jan 1, 2017
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2017-32-4068-image

Image Details

About The Object
Object Name288P
Object DescriptionA binary comet system
About The Data
Data DescriptionData were provided by the HST proposals , , , .
InstrumentWFC3/UVIS
Exposure DatesAugust 22 - September 29, 2016
FiltersF606W
About The Image
Color InfoThese images represent several exposures acquired by the WFC3/UVIS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Color has been applied to the grayscale (black&white) images; the brightness maps to different color values.

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