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NASA Hubble Space Telescope Collection
Title:
Hubble Observes Planetoid Sedna, Mystery Deepens
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*Video Credit:* NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/], G. Bacon, and Z. Levay (STScI [ http://www.stsci.ed…])
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About the Object Object Name: 2003 VB12 ("Sedna"); K31114A Object Description: Solar System body; planetoid Position (J2000): R.A. 03h 13m 51s.12
Dec. 05° 45' 41".14 (March 16, 2004) Constellation: Cetus (March 16, 2004) Distance: Approximately 13.5 billion kilometers (8.4 billion miles) About the Data Data Description: This data are taken from HST proposal 10041: M. Brown (Caltech). The science team includes: M. Brown (Caltech), C. Trujillo (Gemini Observatory, Hawaii), and D. Rabinowitz (Yale University). Instrument: ACS/HRC Exposure Date(s): March 16, 2004 Exposure Time: 1.1 hours Filters: F435W ("B") About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Brown (Caltech) Release Date: April 14, 2004
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*Release Date*:April 14, 2004 01:00 PM (EDT)
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2004-14a
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*Title*:Hubble Observes Planetoid Sedna, Mystery Deepens
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*Description*:>

A time-lapse exposure of Sedna's long elliptical orbit taken by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys. These 16 images cover a period of one hour.
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Sedna
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Advanced Camera for Surveys
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Cetus
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Gemini
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Sedna
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Hawaii
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Washington, D.C.
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March 16, 2004
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April 14, 2004
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2004
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20 seconds
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SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-200 4-14a
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Release Date:
April 14, 2004 01:00 PM (EDT)

Hubble Observes Planetoid Sedna, Mystery Deepens