Comet · Long-period comet
Hyakutake
C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake)
- Type
- Long-period comet
NASA/JPL/STScI · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
Scientific overview
Hyakutake is a long-period comet in orbit around The Sun.
Gallery
Hubble Probes Inner Region of Comet Hyakutake
1998
NASA/JPL/STScI · NASA media (public domain)
Observation
How this was captured
- Source
- HUBBLE
- Observation date
- 1998-08-02
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.