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Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 – Fragment G – HST: Apr. 18, 2006
About the Object
- DistanceDistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.From Sun, April 18, 2006: 1.17 Astronomical Units (AU) or 108 million miles (173 million kilometers); From Earth, April 18, 2006: 0.22 Astronomical Units (AU) or 20 million miles (32 million kilometers)
About the Data
- Data DescriptionData DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.These HST data are from proposal 10992: H.A. Weaver (JHU/APL), P.Lamy (Laboratoire d'Astronomie Spatiale, Marseille, France) , C. Lisse (University of Maryland), W. Reach (Caltech), and I.Toth (Hungarian Academy of Sciences). - InstrumentInstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.HST/ACS/WFC
- Exposure DatesExposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.April 18, 2006
- FiltersFiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.F606W (V)
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
- Object DescriptionObject DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.Comet
- Release DateApril 27, 2006
- Science ReleaseHubble Provides Spectacular Detail of a Comet’s Breakup
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
