New satellite of Saturn S/2000 S2

Eso_eso0036c_1024

eso_eso0036c October 26th, 2000

Credit: ESO

This animated GIF image shows the discovery images of S/2000 S2, as registered on August 7, 2000, with the Wide-Field Imager (WFI) camera at the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope at the La Silla Observatory. Technical information: Combination of three 100 sec exposures in R-band filter, obtained at 15-min intervals. The field measures approx. 1.3 x 1.6 arcmin^2. The seeing was approx. 1.0 arcsec. North is up and East is left.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0036c/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
S/2000 S 2
Subject - Solar System
Planet > Satellite

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (R) -
Eso_eso0036c_1280
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ID
eso0036c
Subject Category
A.1.4  
Subject Name
S/2000 S 2
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2000-10-26T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0036c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
N/A
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
WFI
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
R
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
330.0, 400.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.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
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0036c
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0036c.tif
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Metadata Date
2023-10-11T09:27:01.862090
Metadata Version
1.1
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