Ceres - January 24, 2004

stsci_2007-27b June 20th, 2007

Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Parker (Southwest Research Institute)

Hubble observations of the asteroid Ceres were made in visible and ultraviolet light between December 2003 and January 2004 with the Advanced Camera for Surveys.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-27

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Details

Image Type: Planetary
Object Name: Ceres • 1 Ceres
Subject - Solar System: Interplanetary Body > Dwarf planet

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 7h 37m 13.0s; DEC = 28° 52’ 24.2”
Constellation: Gemini

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (ACS/HCR)	Optical (U)	330.0 nm
Hubble (ACS/HCR)	Optical (V)	555.0 nm

ID: 2007-27b
Subject Category: A.2.1
Subject Name: Ceres, 1 Ceres
Credits: NASA, ESA, and J. Parker (Southwest Research Institute)

Release Date: 2007-06-20T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-27

Type: Planetary
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: ACS/HCR, ACS/HCR
Color Assignment: Cyan, Orange

Band: Optical, Optical
Bandpass: U, V
Central Wavelength: 330, 555

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 114.30437500, 28.87338889
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Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-H-p0727b-f-250x250.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0727b-f-250x250.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2007/27

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

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