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Compass and Scale Image for Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring (3 Epochs)
Hubble tracks inbound comet CreditsNASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2014
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2014-19-3341-image
Hubble tracks inbound comet
Credits
NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | C/2013 A1 Siding Spring |
| Object Description | Comet |
| Distance | At the time of the Hubble observation on March 11, 2014, the comet was 3.28 astronomical units (305 million miles) from the Sun. The comet was 3.79 astronomical units (353 million miles) from Earth. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The image was created from Hubble data from proposal : J.-Y. Li (Planetary Science Institute), M. Kelley (University of Maryland), N. Samarasinha (Planetary Science Institute), C. Lisse (JHU/APL), T. Farnham and M. A'Hearn (University of Maryland), W. Delamere (Delamere Support Services), and M. Mutchler (STScI). |
| Instrument | HST>WFC3/UVIS |
| Exposure Dates | Oct. 29, 2013; Jan. 21, 2014; and March 11, 2014 |
| Filters | F606W (V) |
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