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Jupiter’s New Red Spot – HST ACS/HRC: April 8, 2006

Jupiter's New Red Spot - HST ACS/HRC: April 8, 2006
Image of the partial disk of Jupiter from ACS/HRC on April 8, 2006 at 02:33UT. This contrast-enhanced image was taken in blue (F435W) and red (F656N) light. The group involved with the observation was led by Amy Simon-Miller (NASA GoddardSpace Flight Center), Glenn Orton (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and Nancy Chanover (New Mexico State University).

About the Object

  • Distance
    DistanceThe 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.
    The semi-major axis of Jupiter's orbit about the sun is 5.2 Astronomical Units (778 million km or 483 million miles).
  • Dimensions
    DimensionsThe physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
    The planet has a diameter of roughly 88,789 miles (142,984 km) at the equator.

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.
    This image was created from HST data from proposals: 10783: A. Simon-Miller (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), G. Orton (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), and N. Chanover (New Mexico State University) 10782: I. de Pater, M. Wong, P. Marcus, X. Asay-Davis (University of California - Berkeley), and C. Go, (Astronomical League of the Philippines).
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>ACS/HRC
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    April 8, 2006, Exposure Time: 630 seconds
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    220nm, 250nm, 330nm, 435nm, 550nm, 656nm, 658nm, 892nm
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Jupiter, Red Spot Jr.
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Planet
  • Release Date
    May 4, 2006
  • Science Release
    Hubble Snaps Baby Pictures of Jupiter’s “Red Spot Jr.”
  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and A. Simon-Miller (NASA/GSFC)

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Jupiter's New Red Spot - HST ACS/HRC: April 8, 2006
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

Blue: F435W Red: F656N

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Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov