Pluto - HST - 270-degrees Longitude

Stsci_2010-06d_1024

stsci_2010-06d February 4th, 2010

Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Buie (Southwest Research Institute)

A 2010 Hubble Space Telescope image of Pluto.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2010/news-2010-06

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
Pluto
Subject - Solar System
Interplanetary Body > Dwarf planet

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 17m 45.5s
DEC = -13° 45’ 53.0”
Constellation
Serpens

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS/HCR) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS/HCR) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Stsci_2010-06d_1280
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ID
2010-06d
Subject Category
A.2.1  
Subject Name
Pluto
Credits
NASA, ESA, and M. Buie (Southwest Research Institute)
Release Date
2010-02-04T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2010/news-2010-06
Type
Planetary
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS/HCR, ACS/HCR
Color Assignment
Blue, Green
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
B, V
Central Wavelength
435, 555
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
259.43946250, -13.76471389
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-p1006d-f-1200x1200.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1006d-f-1200x1200.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2010/06
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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