Hubble image archive

Comet Siding Spring (March 11, 2014, with Enhanced Model Ratio)

CreditsNASA, ESA, and J.-Y. Li (Planetary Science Institute)

Date
Jan 1, 2014
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2014-19-3342-image
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Credits

NASA, ESA, and J.-Y. Li (Planetary Science Institute)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameC/2013 A1 Siding Spring
Object DescriptionComet
DistanceAt 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 DescriptionThe 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).
InstrumentHST>WFC3/UVIS
Exposure DatesMarch 11, 2014
FiltersF606W (V)

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