Comet P/1997 T3

Deep NTT image of P/1997 T3. This image covers a field of 105 x 60 arcsec and is a composite of several CCD exposures. It was taken with the ESO New Technology Telescope (NTT) and the EMMI multi-mode instrument by ESO astronomers Hermann Boehnhardt and Olivier Hainaut on different days between 21 and 25 October 1997. By computer processing, the images of P/1997 T3 are aligned to the same pixel position and co-added in order to increase the visibility of the comet. Due to the motion of the comet, multiple images of several galaxies and stars appear in this photo. At the time of the observations, the comet was about 3.34 AU from Earth and about 4.30 AU from the Sun.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso9729c
Type:Observation
Date de publication:24 novembre 1997
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso9729
Taille:774 x 448 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:P/1997 T3
Type:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet
Catégorie:Solar System

Formats des images

Grand JPEG
208,1 Kio
JPEG taille écran
288,3 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
340,9 Kio
1280x1024
461,3 Kio
1600x1200
589,1 Kio
1920x1200
702,3 Kio
2048x1536
790,2 Kio

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineTélescope
VisibleNew Technology Telescope
EMMI