First ESO image of new comet 1998 P1

The positive image shown here has been reproduced from a 2-min exposure with the DFOSC instrument through a B (blue) filter on August 11, 1998 at 23:40 UT.

This is a 120-sec exposure through B-filtre with DFOSC on Danish 1.54-m telescope. Only a few cosmetic corrections. The original frame has 1911 x 1911 pixels which corresponds to 12.9 x 12.9 arcmin on the sky. North is up, East to the left.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso9838a
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:12 augustus 1998
Gerelateerde berichten:eso9838
Grootte:956 x 955 px

Over het object

Naam:Comet 1998 P1
Type:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet
Categorie:Solar System

Afbeeldingstypen

Originele grootte
1000,1 KB
Grote JPEG
529,4 KB

Achtergrond

1024x768
432,5 KB
1280x1024
685,9 KB
1600x1200
865,3 KB
1920x1200
888,6 KB
2048x1536
1,2 MB

Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Optisch
B
Danish 1.54-metre telescope
DFOSC