Hubble image archive
C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) - April 20, 2020
This Hubble Space Telescope image of comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) was taken on April 20, 2020. CreditsNASA, ESA, STScI, and D. Jewitt (UCLA)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2020
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2020-28-4655-image
This Hubble Space Telescope image of comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) was taken on April 20, 2020.
Credits
NASA, ESA, STScI, and D. Jewitt (UCLA)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) |
| Object Description | Fragmented comet |
| Distance | At the time of observations, the comet was 1.11 AU from Earth (103 million miles). |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The HST observations include those from program (D. Jewitt) |
| Instrument | WFC3/UVIS |
| Exposure Dates | April 20, 2020, April 23, 2020 |
| Filters | F350LP |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. The color results from assigning the color blue to a monochromatic (grayscale) image. |
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Source
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