Inner Region of Comet Hyakutake
This image is 2070 miles across (3340 km) and shows that most of the dust is being produced on the sunward-facing hemisphere of the comet. Also at upper left are three small pieces which have broken off the comet and are forming there own tails.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9614b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 March 1996, 06:00 |
| Size: | 440 x 440 px |
About the Object
| Name: | C/1996 B2, Hyakutake |
| Type: | • Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet : Nucleus • Solar System Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical R |
675 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
