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Comet 9P/Tempel 1
Pre- and Post-Impact Images — July 4, 2005
STScI-PRC05-17a |
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
9P/Tempel 1 |
| Object Description: |
Periodic Comet |
| Distance: |
The comet was approximately 0.91AU (136 million km, 85 million miles) from Earth and approximately 1.51AU (224 million km, 139 million miles) from the Sun at the time of these exposures. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposals 10456: P. Feldman (Johns Hopkins University), M. A'Hearn (University of Maryland), M. Belton (National Optical Astronomy Observatories), K. Meech (University of Hawaii), H. Weaver (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory). |
| Instrument: |
ACS/HRC |
| Exposure Date: |
July 4, 2005 |
| Filter: |
F606W (V) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, P. Feldman (Johns Hopkins University) and H. Weaver (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory) |
| Release Date: |
July 4, 2005 |
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Comet 9P/Tempel 1
Pre-Impact Image — June 30, 2005
STScI-PRC05-17b |
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
9P/Tempel 1 |
| Object Description: |
Periodic Comet |
| Distance: |
The comet was approximately 0.86AU (129 million km, 80 million miles) from Earth and approximately 1.51AU (224 million km, 139 million miles) from the Sun at the time of these exposures. |
| Dimensions: |
The comet's nucleus is approximately 5-6 km (3-4 mi) in diameter. It is not resolved in the HST images. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
The Hubble image was created from HST data from Hubble Heritage proposal 10095: K. Noll (STScI), P. Royle (STScI), P. Feldman (JHU), L. McFadden (University of Maryland), H. Weaver (JHU APL), H. Bond (STScI), C. Christian (STScI), L. Frattare (STScI) Z. Levay (STScI), F. Hamilton (CSC/STScI), A. Lubenow (STScI), M. Mutchler (STScI) and W. Januszewski (STScI). |
| Instrument: |
ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Date(s): |
June 30, 2005 |
| Exposure Time: |
34.5 minutes |
| Filters: |
F435W (B), F625W (r) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
July 4, 2005 |
| Dimensions: |
The image is 3.1 arcminutes wide, approximately 120,000 km (74,000 mi) at the distance to the comet. |
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