| About The Object | |
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| Object Name | Jupiter |
| Object Description | Planet |
| Distance | The semi-major axis of Jupiter's orbit about the Sun is 5.2 astronomical units (483 million miles or 778 million km). |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The Jupiter images are from HST proposals: 1995 Data: PI: R. Beebe (New Mexico State University), M. Belton (NOAO/AURA), C. Cunningham (Institute for Space and Terrestrial Science), P. Gierasch (Cornell University), A. Ingersoll (Caltech), G. Orton (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), J. Pollack (NASA Ames Research Center), and K. Rages (SETI Institute) 2009 Data: PI: H. Hammel (Space Science Institute), A. Simon (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center), T. Clarke (Boston University), I. de Pater (University of California, Berkeley), K. Noll (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center), G. Orton (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), A. Sanchez-Lavega (Universidad del País Vasco), and M. Wong (University of California, Berkeley) 2014 Data: PI: A. Simon (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), G. Orton (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), J. Rogers (University of Cambridge, UK), and M. Wong and I. de Pater (University of California, Berkeley) |
| Exposure Dates | 1995, 2009, 2014 |
| Filters | WFPC2 (1995): F410M, F555W, and F673N WFC3/UVIS (2009): FQ437N, FQ508N, and FQ634N WFC3/UVIS (2014): F395N, F502W, and F631N |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | 1995 image: Blue: F410M, Green: F555W, Red: F673N 2009 image: Blue: FQ437N, Green: FQ508N, Red: FQ634N 2014 image: Blue: F395N, Green: F502W, Red: F631N |
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| About The Object | |
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| Object Name | A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object. |
| Object Description | The type of astronomical object. |
| R.A. Position | Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Dec. Position | Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Constellation | One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears. |
| Distance | The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs. |
| Dimensions | The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description |
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| Instrument | The science instrument used to produce the data. |
| Exposure Dates | The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time. |
| Filters | The camera filters that were used in the science observations. |
| About The Image | |
| Image Credit | The primary individuals and institutions responsible for the content. |
| Publication Date | The date and time the release content became public. |
| Color Info | A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented. |
| Orientation | The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere. |
