Asymmetries in the coma of comet Hyakutake

Eso_eso9612a_1024

eso_eso9612a February 16th, 1996

Credit: ESO

This false-colour photo demonstrates the asymmetry, now apparent in the coma of Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake). This comet made a close approach to the Earth (15 million kilometres) on March 25, 1996.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9612a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Comet Hyakutake
Subject - Solar System
Interplanetary Body > Comet > Coma

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Pseudocolor ESO-3.6m (EFOSC) Optical (R) 665.0 nm
Pseudocolor ESO-3.6m (EFOSC) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Pseudocolor
Pseudocolor
Eso_eso9612a_1280
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ID
eso9612a
Subject Category
A.2.2.2  
Subject Name
Comet Hyakutake
Credits
ESO
Release Date
1996-02-16T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9612a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
N/A
Facility
ESO 3.6-metre telescope, ESO 3.6-metre telescope
Instrument
EFOSC, EFOSC
Color Assignment
Pseudocolor, Pseudocolor
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, B
Central Wavelength
665, 435
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
1017.0, 1021.0
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
eso9612a
Metadata Date
2016-07-19T14:46:01+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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