Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 - Fragment B [18 April 2006]
![Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 - Fragment B [18 April 2006]](/static/archives/images/medium/heic0605b.jpg)
The first image from a three-day observation with Hubble showing the breakup of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3's Fragment B.
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About the Image
| Id: | heic0605b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 April 2006, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0605 |
| Size: | 800 x 800 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, Fragment B |
| Type: | • Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet : Nucleus |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
