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Hubble WFC3 Image of P/2010 A2 (May 8, 2010)

Hubble WFC3 Image of P/2010 A2 (May 8, 2010)

About the Data

  • Data Description
    Data 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.
    The image was created from Hubble data from proposals 12053, 12077, and 12305: D. Jewitt (UCLA), H. Weaver (JPL/APL), M. Drahus (UCLA), and M. Mutchler (STScI).
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>WFC3/UVIS
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    May 8, 2010)
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F606W (V)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Asteroid P/2010 A2
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Asteroid Belt Impact Object
  • Release Date
    October 13, 2010
  • Science Release
    Hubble Finds that a Bizarre X-Shaped Intruder Is Linked to an Unseen Asteroid Collision
    Read the release
  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt (UCLA)

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Hubble WFC3 Image of P/2010 A2 (May 8, 2010)
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

This image was originally black and white and recorded only overall brightness. These brightness values were translated into a range of bluish hues. Such color "maps" can be useful in helping to distinguish subtly varying brightness in an image.

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Mar 28, 2025
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