Hubble image archive

Comet Linear - C/1999 S4

An image from the Hubble Space Telescope mission archive.

Date
Jan 1, 2000
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2000-27-987-image

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameComet LINEAR (Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research); C/1999 S4
Object DescriptionComet
DistanceOn August 5, 2000 the comet was at a distance of 64 million miles (102 million km) from Earth.
About The Data
InstrumentUH 2.2 m telescope
Exposure DatesAugust 5, 2000

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