Hubble image archive
Comet Linear - C/1999 S4 (July 7, 2000)
CreditsNASA, H. Weaver and P. Feldman (Johns Hopkins University), M. A'Hearn (University of Maryland), C. Arpigny (Liege University), M. Combi (University of Michigan), M. Festou (Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees), and G.-P. Tozzi (Arcetri Observatory)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2000
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2000-26-985-image
Credits
NASA, H. Weaver and P. Feldman (Johns Hopkins University), M. A'Hearn (University of Maryland), C. Arpigny (Liege University), M. Combi (University of Michigan), M. Festou (Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees), and G.-P. Tozzi (Arcetri Observatory)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Comet LINEAR (Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research); C/1999 S4 |
| Object Description | Comet |
| Distance | On July 5, 2000 the comet was at a distance of 74 million miles (120 million km) from Earth. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | Principal Astronomers: Comet LINEAR investigation team: H. Weaver and P. Feldman (JHU), M. A'Hearn (Univ. of Maryland), C. Arpigny (Liege Univ.), J. Bauer (Univ. of Hawaii), M. Combi (Univ. of Michigan), J. Davies (Joint Astronomy Centre), M. Festou (Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees), M. Keesey (JPL), P. Lamy (Laboratoire d'Astronomie Spatiale), C. Lisse (STScI), B. Marsden (SAO), K. Meech (Univ. of Hawaii), Z. Sekanina (JPL) , I. Toth (Konkoly Observatory) , G.-P. Tozzi (Arcetri Observatory), D. Yeomans (JPL). |
| Instrument | HST>STIS |
| Exposure Dates | July 7, 2000, Exposure Time: 5 minutes |
| Filters | F28X50LP |
Source
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