Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
Pluto |
| Object Description: |
Planet |
| Distance: |
Although its orbit is highly eccentric, Pluto's average distance from the Sun is 39.44 Astronomical Units (A.U.) or roughly 3.6 billion miles (5.9 billion kilometers). |
| Dimensions: |
Pluto has a diameter of roughly 1,475 miles (2,280 km) at the equator. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
These HST data are from proposal 10427: H.A. Weaver (JHU/APL), M.W. Buie (Lowell Obs.), S.A. Stern, J.R. Spencer, E. Young, and L.A. Young (SwRI); and proposal 9391: M.W. Buie and W.M. Grundy (Lowell Obs.), E. Young, L.A. Young, and S.A. Stern (SwRI). M. Mutchler (STScI) and A.J. Steffl (SwRI) are also on the science team. |
| Instrument: |
ACS/WFC |
ACS/HRC |
| Exposure Date(s): |
May 15/18, 2005 |
various dates in 2002 and 2003 |
| Filters: |
F606W (V) |
F475W (B) and F555W (V) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, H. Weaver (JHU/APL), A. Stern (SwRI), and the HST Pluto Companion Search Team |
| Release Date: |
October 31, 2005 |
| Orientation: |
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