Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Sites on Jupiter

Stsci_1994-44e_1024

stsci_1994-44e September 29th, 1994

Credit: NASA and ESA

A 1994 Hubble Space Telescope image of Jupiter, Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-44

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Planetary
Object Name
Jupiter • Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9
Subject - Solar System
Planet > Type > Gas Giant
Interplanetary Body > Comet

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
0 ly

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 56m 52.5s
DEC = -12° 11’ 50.1”
Constellation
Cetus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Ultraviolet (Far-UV) 160.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Stsci_1994-44e_1280
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ID
1994-44e
Subject Category
A.1.1.2   A.2.2  
Subject Name
Jupiter, Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9
Credits
NASA and ESA
Release Date
1994-09-29T00:00:00
Lightyears
9.03e-5
Redshift
9.03e-5
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-44
Type
Planetary
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance from Earth in miles: 531000000
Facility
Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Ultraviolet
Bandpass
Far-UV
Central Wavelength
160
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
14.2187417, -12.1972611
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
Position
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
http://hubblesite.org
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
outreach@stsci.edu
Telephone
410-338-4444
Address
3700 San Martin Drive
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
USA
Rights
http://hubblesite.org/copyright/
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-H-p9444e-f-1263x1194.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9444e-f-1263x1194.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1994/44, http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1994/38, http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1994/31
Metadata Date
2022-09-07
Metadata Version
1.2
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