Hubble image archive
Compass and Scale Image for Comet 103/P Hartley 2
CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, and H. Weaver (The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
- Date
- Jan 1, 2010
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2010-35-2794-image
Credits
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);Science: NASA, ESA, and H. Weaver (The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Comet 103/P Hartley 2 |
| Object Description | Comet |
| Distance | At the time of the Hubble observation, the comet was 1.153 astronomical units (172 million km or 107 million miles) from the Sun. The comet was 0.218 astronomical units (32.6 million km or 20.2 million miles) from Earth. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created from HST data from proposal : H. Weaver (JHU/APL), M. A’Hearn (University of Maryland, College Park), N. Dello Russo (JHU/APL), P. Feldman (Johns Hopkins University), and S.A. Stern (Southwest Research Institute) |
| Instrument | HST>STIS/CCD |
| Exposure Dates | Sept. 25, 2010 |
| Filters | F28x50LP |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image was originally black and white and recorded only overall brightness. These brightness values were translated into a range of bluish hues. Such color "maps" can be useful in helping to distinguish subtly varying brightness in an image. |
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