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El sistema Plutón el 14 de junio de 2002.

A careful search of Hubble images taken with the ACS/HRC on June 14th, 2002, reveals two objects that are consistent with the expected locations of the newly-discovered satellites. One image (top) was taken in yellow light (555 nm) and the other (bottom) was taken in blue light (...

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Jan 1, 2005
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Hubble Space Telescope
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A careful search of Hubble images taken with the ACS/HRC on June 14th, 2002, reveals two objects that are consistent with the expected locations of the newly-discovered satellites. One image (top) was taken in yellow light (555 nm) and the other (bottom) was taken in blue light (475 nm). The ellipse shows the orbital path of the new satellites derived from the May 2005 Hubble observations. The satellites should lie somewhere along this ellipse and, indeed, there are two objects along the predicted path, thus confirming the 2005 observations.

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NASA, ESA, and M. Buie (Lowell Observatory)

Detalles de la imagen

About The Object
Object NamePluto
Object DescriptionDwarf Planet
DistanceAlthough its orbit is highly eccentric, Pluto's average distance from the Sun is 39.44 Astronomical Units (A.U.) or roughly 3.6 billion miles (5.9 billion kilometers).
DimensionsPluto has a diameter of roughly 1,475 miles (2,280 km) at the equator.
About The Data
InstrumentHST>ACS/HRC
Exposure DatesJune 14, 2002
FiltersF555N (top), and F475N (bottom)
About The Image
Color InfoYellow: F555N (top) Blue: F475N (bottom)

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