Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 - Fragment B [20 April 2006]S

Esahubble_heic0605d_1024

esahubble_heic0605d April 27th, 2006

Credit: NASA, ESA, H. Weaver (APL/JHU), M. Mutchler and Z. Levay (STScI )

The last image from a three-day observation with Hubble showing the breakup of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3's Fragment B.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0605d/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, 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 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 Fragment B
Subject - Solar System
Interplanetary Body > Comet > Nucleus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Esahubble_heic0605d_1280
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ID
heic0605d
Subject Category
A.2.2.1  
Subject Name
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, Fragment B
Credits
NASA, ESA, H. Weaver (APL/JHU), M. Mutchler and Z. Levay (STScI )
Release Date
2006-04-27T19:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0605d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
V
Central Wavelength
606
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
heic0605d
Metadata Date
2006-04-25T10:52:17-04:00
Metadata Version
1.0
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