Pluto: July 3, 2011 (WFC/UVIS)

Stsci_2011-23c_1024

stsci_2011-23c July 20th, 2011

Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Showalter (SETI Institute)

A 2011 Hubble Space Telescope image of Pluto.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2011/news-2011-23

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 = 18h 24m 51.4s
DEC = -18° 49’ 49.5”
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFC3/UVIS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Stsci_2011-23c_1280
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ID
2011-23c
Subject Category
A.2.1  
Subject Name
Pluto
Credits
NASA, ESA, and M. Showalter (SETI Institute)
Release Date
2011-07-20T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2011/news-2011-23
Type
Planetary
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble
Instrument
WFC3/UVIS
Color Assignment
Blue
Band
Optical
Bandpass
V
Central Wavelength
606
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
276.21402500, -18.83041944
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-p1123c-f-1409x1409.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1123c-f-1409x1409.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2011/23
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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