Wide Field Camera 3
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Wide Field Camera 3 is a versatile imaging instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope that captures high-resolution observations across ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared wavelengths.
Aliases (1)
- WFC3 ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hubble Space Telescope instrument
→
astronomical imaging camera → space telescope instrument → |
| alsoKnownAs |
WFC3
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| designedFor |
high sensitivity in near-infrared
→
wide-field imaging → |
| detectorType |
IR channel: HgCdTe array
→
UVIS channel: CCD → |
| developedBy |
Goddard Space Flight Center
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| fieldOfView |
approximately 123 by 136 arcseconds (IR)
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approximately 160 by 160 arcseconds (UVIS) → |
| hasChannel |
IR channel
→
UVIS channel → |
| hasFilterWheel |
IR filter wheel
→
UVIS filter wheels → |
| hasGrism |
IR G102 grism
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IR G141 grism → UVIS G280 grism → |
| installationDate |
2009-05-14
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| installedDuringMission |
Hubble Servicing Mission 4
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STS-125 → |
| launchDate |
2009-05-11
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| launchVehicle |
Space Shuttle Atlantis
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| locatedIn |
low Earth orbit
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| notableProgram |
CANDELS survey
→
Hubble Ultra Deep Field follow-up observations → PHAT (Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury) → |
| operator |
NASA
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Space Telescope Science Institute → |
| partOf |
Hubble Space Telescope
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| pixelScale |
0.04 arcseconds per pixel (UVIS)
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0.13 arcseconds per pixel (IR) → |
| primaryScienceUse |
cosmology
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deep field imaging → exoplanet transit observations → galaxy evolution studies → star formation studies → supernova observations → |
| replaced |
Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2
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| successorTo |
Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2
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| supportsMode |
broadband imaging
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grism spectroscopy → narrowband imaging → |
| telescopeFocalPlanePosition |
axial instrument bay
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| wavelengthCoverage |
near-infrared
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ultraviolet → visible → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Wide Field Camera 3
("WFC3")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Hubble Space Telescope
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hasInstrument |
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STS-125
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installedInstrument |
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Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2
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replacedBy |