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NASA Hubble Space Telescope Collection Collection NASA Hubble Space Telescope Collection Collection
Title:
Hubble Provides Spectacular Detail of a Comet's Breakup Title Hubble Provides Spectacular Detail of a Comet's Breakup Title
Object Name:
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wach mann 3 Object_Name Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wach mann 3 Object Name
Acknowledgement:
Credit: NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/], ESA [ http://www.spacetel…], H. Weaver (APL/JHU), M. Mutchler and Z. Levay (STScI [ http://www.stsci.ed…]) Acknowledgement Credit: NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/], ESA [ http://www.spacetel…], H. Weaver (APL/JHU), M. Mutchler and Z. Levay (STScI [ http://www.stsci.ed…]) Acknowledgement
Fast Facts:
Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wach mann 3 Object Description: Comet Distance from the Sun on April 18, 2006: 1.17 Astronomical Units (AU) or 108 million miles (173 million kilometers) Distance from the Earth on April 18, 2006: 0.22 Astronomical Units (AU) or 20 million miles (32 million kilometers) About the Data Data Description: These HST data are from proposal 10992: H.A. Weaver (JHU/APL), P.Lamy (Laboratoire d'Astronomie Spatiale, Marseille, France) , C. Lisse (University of Maryland), W. Reach (Caltech), and I.Toth (Hungarian Academy of Sciences). Instrument: ACS/WFC Exposure Date(s): April 18 - 20, 2006 Exposure Time: 2.3 hours Filters: F606W ("V") About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, H. Weaver (JHU/APL), M. Mutchler and Z. Levay (STScI) Release Date: April 27, 2006 Orientation: Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wach mann 3 - Fragment B - HST: Apr. 18, 2006 [ http://imgsrc.hubbl…] Fast_Facts Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wach mann 3 Object Description: Comet Distance from the Sun on April 18, 2006: 1.17 Astronomical Units (AU) or 108 million miles (173 million kilometers) Distance from the Earth on April 18, 2006: 0.22 Astronomical Units (AU) or 20 million miles (32 million kilometers) About the Data Data Description: These HST data are from proposal 10992: H.A. Weaver (JHU/APL), P.Lamy (Laboratoire d'Astronomie Spatiale, Marseille, France) , C. Lisse (University of Maryland), W. Reach (Caltech), and I.Toth (Hungarian Academy of Sciences). Instrument: ACS/WFC Exposure Date(s): April 18 - 20, 2006 Exposure Time: 2.3 hours Filters: F606W ("V") About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, H. Weaver (JHU/APL), M. Mutchler and Z. Levay (STScI) Release Date: April 27, 2006 Orientation: Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wach mann 3 - Fragment B - HST: Apr. 18, 2006 [ http://imgsrc.hubbl…] Fast Facts
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Image Type:: Astronomical note Image Type:: Astronomical note
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Release Date:April 27, 2006 01:00 PM (EDT) note Release Date:April 27, 2006 01:00 PM (EDT) note
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Title:Hubble Provides Spectacular Detail of a Comet's Breakup note Title:Hubble Provides Spectacular Detail of a Comet's Breakup note
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News Release Number:: STScI-2006-18g note News Release Number:: STScI-2006-18g note
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Description: Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys image of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wach mann 3 fragment B on April 20, 2006. note Description: Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys image of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wach mann 3 fragment B on April 20, 2006. note
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Release Date:
April 27, 2006 01:00 PM (EDT) Release_Date April 27, 2006 01:00 PM (EDT) Release Date

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