Hubble image archive
Compass Image for Comet C/2017 K2
CreditsNASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt (UCLA)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2017
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2017-40-4070-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt (UCLA)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | C/2017 K2 |
| Object Description | Primordial comet |
| R.A. Position | 17 31 52.239 |
| Dec. Position | +64 35 39.52 |
| Distance | 15.82AU at the time of observation |
| Dimensions | The image is about 40 arcseconds across, about 16.3 million miles (26.3 million kilometers) at the distance of the comet. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | Data were provided by the HST proposals (D. Jewett, P.I.). |
| Instrument | WFC3/UVIS |
| Exposure Dates | June 27, 2017 |
| Filters | F350LP |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images represent several exposures acquired by the WFC3/UVIS instrument through the F350LP filter on the Hubble Space Telescope. Color has been applied to the grayscale (black&white) images; the brightness maps to different color values. |
Source
Image and source material are credited to the official mission archive linked below.
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