Comet Hyakutake - C/1996 B2

Esahubble_opo9813c_1024

esahubble_opo9813c March 27th, 1998

Credit: M.R. Combi (The University of Michigan)

This image, shown in blue was taken with an ultraviolet 'Woods' filter image that shows the distribution of scattered ultraviolet radiation from hydrogen atoms in the inner coma.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9813c/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
C/1996 B2 Hyakutake
Subject - Solar System
Interplanetary Body > Comet > Coma

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Ultraviolet (Far-UV) 160.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Esahubble_opo9813c_1280
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ID
opo9813c
Subject Category
A.2.2.2  
Subject Name
C/1996 B2, Hyakutake
Credits
M.R. Combi (The University of Michigan)
Release Date
1998-03-27T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9813c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
N/A
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Blue
Band
Ultraviolet
Bandpass
Far-UV
Central Wavelength
160
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
opo9813c
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:50:46+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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