WFC3

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:aboard gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Ball_Aerospace_&_Technologies
gptkbp:fieldOfView 123 x 136 arcseconds (IR)
160 x 160 arcseconds (UVIS)
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Wide_Field_Camera_3
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label WFC3
gptkbp:installedOn gptkb:STS-125
gptkbp:launched 2009
gptkbp:numberOfFilters 62
gptkbp:primaryUse imaging
gptkbp:principalInvestigator gptkb:Randy_Kimble
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Wide_Field_and_Planetary_Camera_2
gptkbp:sensorType IR: HgCdTe array
UVIS: CCD
gptkbp:usedFor astronomical imaging
galaxy evolution studies
supernova observations
deep field surveys
exoplanet studies
star formation studies
gptkbp:wavelengthRange ultraviolet
near-infrared
visible
gptkbp:website https://www.stsci.edu/hst/instrumentation/wfc3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wide_Field_Camera_3
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6