Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
Neptune |
| Object Description: |
Planet |
| Distance: |
The semi-major axis of Neptune's orbit about the Sun is 30.06 Astronomical Units (A.U.) or roughly 4.5 billion km. |
| Dimensions: |
The planet has a diameter of roughly 30,800 miles (49,600 km) at the equator. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
These data are from HST proposals 6650, 7324 and 9393. The science team includes L. A. Sromovsky, P. M. Fry, and S. S. Limaye (University of Wisconsin-Madison's Space Science and Engineering Center), and K. Baines (JPL). |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
August 13/14, 1996; August 11/12, 1998, August 9/10, 2002 |
| Filters: |
F467M (Strömgren b ), F673N ([S II]), and F850LP (9650Å) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, L. Sromovsky and P. Fry (University of Wisconsin–Madison) |
| Release Date: |
May 15, 2003 |
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