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ACS Image of KBO "Quaoar"

Stsci_2002-17e_1024

stsci_2002-17e October 7th, 2002

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

Sum of 16 exposures registered on the KBO.

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 Type: Planetary
Object Name: 2002 LM60 • Quaoar
Subject - Solar System: Interplanetary Body > Dwarf planet

Distance

Universescale3

4,000,000,000 light years

Position Details

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

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS)	Ultraviolet (U)	330.0 nm

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Grayscale

Stsci_2002-17e_1280

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ID: 2002-17e
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

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 16.6002972, -14.7958028
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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-p0217e-f-300x205.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0217e-f-300x205.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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