Hubble tracks Ceres
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope took these images of the asteroid 1 Ceres over a 2-hour and 20-minute span, the time it takes the Texas-sized object to complete one quarter of a rotation. One day on Ceres lasts 9 hours.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Ceres |
|---|---|
| Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Dwarf planet |
| Category: | Solar System |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Ultraviolet U | 330 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |