Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wide_Field_and_Planetary_Camera_2_(WFPC2)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WFPC2
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkbp:dimensions 0.6 x 2.2 x 1.2 m
gptkbp:fieldOfView 35 x 35 arcseconds (planetary camera)
2.5 x 2.5 arcminutes (wide field)
gptkbp:hasFilterWheel 48 filters
gptkbp:hasNumberOfCCDs 4
gptkbp:hasType CCD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2)
gptkbp:launched 1993
gptkbp:locationAfterRemoval gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkbp:mass 280 kg
gptkbp:notableFor correcting Hubble's spherical aberration
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:principalInvestigator gptkb:John_Trauger
gptkbp:removedDuring gptkb:STS-125_(Servicing_Mission_4)
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Wide_Field_Camera_3_(WFC3)
gptkb:Wide_Field_and_Planetary_Camera_(WFPC)
gptkbp:retired 2009
gptkbp:usedFor astronomical imaging
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Hubble_Deep_Field_observations
gptkb:Hubble_Ultra_Deep_Field_observations
gptkb:Pillars_of_Creation_image
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:STS-61_(Hubble_Space_Telescope_servicing)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7