ACS Images of KBO "Quaoar"

Stsci_2002-17d_1024

stsci_2002-17d October 7th, 2002

Credit: NASA/ESA and M. Brown (Caltech)

Composite of 16 separate exposures resulting in the trail of the KBO against the sky.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2002/news-2002-17

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
2002 LM60 • Quaoar
Subject - Solar System
Interplanetary Body > Dwarf planet

Distance Details Distance

Universescale3
4,000,000,000 light years

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 6m 24.1s
DEC = -14° 47’ 44.9”
Constellation
Cetus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (ACS) Ultraviolet (U) 330.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Stsci_2002-17d_1280
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ID
2002-17d
Subject Category
A.2.1  
Subject Name
2002 LM60, Quaoar
Credits
NASA/ESA and M. Brown (Caltech)
Release Date
2002-10-07T00:00:00
Lightyears
4,000,000,000
Redshift
4,000,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2002/news-2002-17
Type
Planetary
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance from earth in miles
Facility
Hubble
Instrument
ACS
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Ultraviolet
Bandpass
U
Central Wavelength
330
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
16.6002972, -14.7958028
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-p0217d-f-342x222.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0217d-f-342x222.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2002/17
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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4,000,000,000 light years

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