Saturn's North Polar Hood

stsci_1990-27a November 20th, 1990

Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI

This enlargement of the Saturn image reveals unprecedented detail in atmospheric features at the northern polar hood. Saturn's north pole is presently tilted toward Earth by 24 degrees.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1990/news-1990-27

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Details

Image Type: Planetary
Object Name: Saturn
Subject - Solar System: Planet > Feature > Atmosphere > Aurora

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 1h 17m 36.6s; DEC = -22° 1’ 11.0”
Constellation: Cetus

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC)	Optical (B)	439.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC)	Optical (V)	547.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC)	Optical (R)	718.0 nm

ID: 1990-27a
Subject Category: A.1.2.2.4
Subject Name: Saturn
Credits: NASA, ESA, and STScI

Release Date: 1990-11-20T00:00:00
Lightyears: 1.47e-7
Redshift: 1.47e-7
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1990/news-1990-27

Type: Planetary
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Km from Earth: 1390000

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFPC, WFPC, WFPC
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: B, V, R
Central Wavelength: 439, 547, 718

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 19.4024258, -22.0197250
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Country: USA
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Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-H-p9027a-f-2286x2203.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9027a-f-2286x2203.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1990/27

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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