Inner Region of Comet Hyakutake
This image is 2070 miles across (3340 km) and shows that most of the dust is being produced on the sunward-facing hemisphere of the comet. Also at upper left are three small pieces which have broken off the comet and are forming there own tails.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | C/1996 B2, Hyakutake |
| Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet : Nucleus |
| Category: | Solar System |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical R | 675 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |