Hubble image archive

Hubble WFC3 Image of P/2010 A2 (May 8, 2010)

CreditsNASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt (UCLA)

Date
Jan 1, 2010
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2010-34-2781-image
By

Credits

NASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt (UCLA)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameAsteroid P/2010 A2
Object DescriptionAsteroid Belt Impact Object
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe image was created from Hubble data from proposals , , and : D. Jewitt (UCLA), H. Weaver (JPL/APL), M. Drahus (UCLA), and M. Mutchler (STScI).
InstrumentHST>WFC3/UVIS
Exposure DatesMay 8, 2010)
FiltersF606W (V)
About The Image
Color InfoThis 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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