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Artist's Concept of Kuiper Belt Object 2003 UB313 (Annotated)

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This is an artist's concept of Kuiper Belt object 2003 UB313 (nicknamed Xena) and its satellite Gabrielle. NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observed Xena with the Advanced Camera for Surveys on Dec. 9 and 10, 2005. The Hubble measurements of Xena yielded a diameter of 1,490 miles with an uncertainty of 60 miles (about 2400 kilometres with an uncertainty of 100 kilometres). Pluto's diameter is only 1,422 miles (or 2,288 kilometres).

Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Schaller (for STScI)

 

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Press Release
Id:opo0616c
Object:2003 UB313, Xena, Gabrielle
Type:Illustration
Instru-ment:N/A
Width:2250
Height:3000

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