Hubble image archive
Compass and Scale Image for Pluto
CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, and M. Buie (Southwest Research Institute)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2010
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2010-06-2684-image
Credits
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);Science: NASA, ESA, and M. Buie (Southwest Research Institute)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Pluto |
| Object Description | Dwarf Planet |
| Distance | Pluto is on an eccentric orbit that varies between 29.6 AU and 49.3 AU from the Sun. The average distance during the time of these observations was 30.6 AU (Jan. 2003). In 2010, Pluto is 31.8 AU from the Sun and moving away. It will reach its furthest distance from the Sun in 2130. |
| Dimensions | Pluto has a diameter of roughly 1,440 miles (2,320 km) at the equator. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The image was created from Hubble data from proposals : A. Stern (Southwest Research Institute), L. Trafton (University of Texas, Austin), and M. Buie (Southwest Research Institute); and : M. Buie (Southwest Research Institute), W. Grundy (Lowell Observatory), and E. Young, L. Young, and A. Stern (Southwest Research Institute). The science team comprises: M. Buie (Southwest Research Institute), W. Grundy (Lowell Observatory), and E. Young, L. Young, and A. Stern (Southwest Research Institute). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/HRC |
| Exposure Dates | June 2002 - June 2003 |
| Filters | F435W (B) and F555W (V) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | The image is a composite of separate exposures made by the ACS/HRC instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Two filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F435W (B) Green: F555W (V) |
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