Comet Hyakutake

stsci_1996-14e March 27th, 1996

Credit: NASA and ESA

The image of the comet has been processed to emphasize the jets. The original image is divided by a perfectly circularly symmetric model coma. Regions where the coma conforms to the model are colored black, while strong jets appear white. The nucleus is approximately at the intersection of the jets.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1996/news-1996-14

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Type: Planetary
Object Name: Computer Processed Image of Nuclear Region of Comet Hyakutake • Close-Up of Nucleus of Comet Hyakutake
Subject - Solar System: Interplanetary Body > Comet > Nucleus

Distance

9,300,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 0h 12m 39.9s; DEC = -23° 51’ 1.6”
Constellation: Cetus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (R)	675.0 nm

ID: 1996-14e
Subject Category: A.2.2.1
Subject Name: Computer Processed Image of Nuclear Region of Comet Hyakutake, Close-Up of Nucleus of Comet Hyakutake
Credits: NASA and ESA

Release Date: 1996-03-27T00:00:00
Lightyears: 9,300,000
Redshift: 9,300,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1996/news-1996-14

Type: Planetary
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2
Color Assignment: Red

Band: Optical
Bandpass: R
Central Wavelength: 675

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 3.1662022, -23.8504583
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Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-H-p9614e-f-500x500.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9614e-f-500x500.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1996/14

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

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9,300,000 light years