Hubble image archive
Jupiter WFPC2 July 1994
An image from the Hubble Space Telescope mission archive.
- Date
- Jan 1, 1999
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-1999-29-861-image
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Jupiter's Great Red Spot |
| Object Description | High-pressure Cyclonic Storm on Jupiter |
| Distance | 5.2 Astronomical Units (778 million km or 483 million miles ) |
| Dimensions | 142,984 km or 88,789 miles (at equator). Diameter of Great Red Spot: 24,800 km or 15,400 miles (lengthwise). Visual Magnitude: -2.6 magnitude (at opposition) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | Principal Astronomers: A. Simon (Cornell U.), R. Beebe (NMSU), and collaborators, H. B. Hammel (Space Science Institute, MIT), R. Beebe (NMSU), J. T. Clarke (U. Michigan) , R. A. West (JPL), A. Storrs (STScI), and collaborators, H. Bond, C. Christian, J. English, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, A. Kinney, Z. Levay, K. Noll (The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | July 1994 |
| Filters | F410M, F439 (B), F555W (V), F673N [SII], F718, F953N [SIII] |
Source
Image and source material are credited to the official mission archive linked below.
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