Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto (Unannotated)

Stsci_2012-32b_1024

stsci_2012-32b July 11th, 2012

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

A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of P5, S/2012 (134340) 1.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2012/news-2012-32

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
P5 S/2012 (134340) 1
Subject - Solar System
Interplanetary Body > Dwarf planet
Planet > Satellite > Feature > Atmosphere

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 36m 18.6s
DEC = -19° 16’ 59.1”
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFC3/UVIS) Optical 350.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Stsci_2012-32b_1280
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ID
2012-32b
Subject Category
A.2.1   A.1.4.1.2  
Subject Name
P5, S/2012 (134340) 1
Credits
NASA, ESA, and M. Showalter (SETI Institute)
Release Date
2012-07-11T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2012/news-2012-32
Type
Planetary
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Although its orbit is highly eccentric, Pluto's average distance from the Sun is 39.44 astronomical units (roughly 3.6 billion miles or 5.9 billion kilometers). P5's distance from Pluto is 26,000 miles or 42,000 kilometers.
Facility
Hubble
Instrument
WFC3/UVIS
Color Assignment
Blue
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
350
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
279.0775000, -19.2830861
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-p1232b-f-2220x2472.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1232b-f-2220x2472.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2012/32
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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