Hubble’s Observation of Comet 2I/Borisov in October 2019
On 12 October 2019, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observed Comet 2I/Borisov at a distance of approximately 420 million kilometres from Earth. The comet is believed to have arrived here from another planetary system elsewhere in our galaxy.
Credit:NASA, ESA, D. Jewitt (UCLA)
About the Image
| Id: | heic1918a |
| Type: | Planetary |
| Release date: | 16 October 2019, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1922, heic1918 |
| Size: | 1106 x 1106 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 2I/Borisov |
| Type: | Milky Way : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid |
| Category: | Miscellaneous |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical very broad | 350 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |