Disintegrating asteroid P/2013 R3 as viewed by Hubble on 13 December 2013
This image shows NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations of asteroid P/2013 R3. This asteroid has been found to be disintegrating and breaking apart — the first such body ever seen to do this.
This image shows P/2013 R3 as it was seen on 13 December 2013.
Credit:About the Image
| Id: | heic1405e |
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| Type: | Planetary |
| Release date: | 6 March 2014, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1405 |
| Size: | 1061 x 597 px |
About the Object
| Name: | P/2013 R3 |
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| Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid |
| Category: | Solar System |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Ultraviolet U | 350 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |