Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wide_Field_Camera_3_(WFC3)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:abilities near-infrared imaging
ultraviolet imaging
visible imaging
gptkbp:detects gptkb:IR_channel
gptkb:UVIS_channel
gptkbp:fieldOfView 123 arcseconds x 136 arcseconds (IR)
160 arcseconds x 160 arcseconds (UVIS)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3)
gptkbp:installedOn gptkb:STS-125_mission
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Ball_Aerospace_&_Technologies_Corp.
gptkbp:mass approximately 400 kg
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkb:ESA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:principalInvestigator gptkb:Randy_A._Kimble
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Wide_Field_and_Planetary_Camera_2
gptkbp:usedFor astronomical imaging
galaxy evolution studies
supernova observations
deep field surveys
exoplanet studies
star formation studies
gptkbp:wavelengthRange 200 nm to 1700 nm
gptkbp:website https://www.stsci.edu/hst/instrumentation/wfc3
gptkbp:yearInstalled May 2009
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wide_Field_and_Planetary_Camera_2_(WFPC2)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8