Hubble image archive

Uranus, 2005

CreditsNASA, ESA, and M. Showalter (SETI Institute)

Date
Jan 1, 2005
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2005-33-1799-image
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Credits

NASA, ESA, and M. Showalter (SETI Institute)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameUranus
Object DescriptionPlanet
DistanceThe semi-major axis of Uranus's orbit about the sun is 19.18 Astronomical Units (A.U.) or roughly 2.9 billion km.
DimensionsUranus (without rings) has a diameter of roughly 32,000 miles (51,000 km) at the equator.
About The Data
Data DescriptionM. Sh owalter (SETI Institute) and J. Lissauer (NASA Ames Research Center)
InstrumentHST>ACS/HRC
Exposure DatesAugust 2005, Exposure Time: 3.7 hours
FiltersClear, F330W (U), F475W (g), F606W (V), F814W (I)

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