Jupiter WFPC2 October 1996

Stsci_1999-29h_1024

stsci_1999-29h August 5th, 1999

Credit: Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA/ESA) and Amy Simon (Cornell U.)

A 1999 Hubble Space Telescope image of Jupiter.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1999/news-1999-29

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
Subject - Solar System
Planet > Type > Gas Giant

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
0 ly

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 34m 42.5s
DEC = -3° 18’ 24.9”
Constellation
Cetus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (B) 410.0 nm
Cyan Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (B) 439.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Yellow Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (SII) 673.0 nm
Orange Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) 718.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (SIII) 953.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Cyan
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red
Stsci_1999-29h_1280
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ID
1999-29h
Subject Category
A.1.1.2  
Subject Name
Jupiter
Credits
Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA/ESA) and Amy Simon (Cornell U.)
Release Date
1999-08-05T00:00:00
Lightyears
8.22e-5
Redshift
8.22e-5
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1999/news-1999-29
Type
Planetary
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance from Earth in miles: 483000000
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Blue, Cyan, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
B, B, V, SII, R, SIII
Central Wavelength
410, 439, 555, 673, 718, 953
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
23.6772761, -3.3069194
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-p9929h-f-321x321.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9929h-f-321x321.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1999/29
Metadata Date
2022-09-07
Metadata Version
1.2
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