*Description*:> A time-lapse exposure of Sedna's long elliptical orbit taken by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys. These 16 images cover a period of one hour. Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: 2003 VB12 ("Sedna"); K31114A Object Description: Solar System body; planetoid Position (J2000): R.A. 03h 13m 51s.12 Dec. +05° 45' 41".14 (March 16, 2004) Constellation: Cetus (March 16, 2004) Distance: Approximately 13.5 billion kilometers (8.4 billion miles) About the Data Data Description: This data are taken from HST proposal 10041: M. Brown (Caltech). The science team includes: M. Brown (Caltech), C. Trujillo (Gemini Observatory, Hawaii), and D. Rabinowitz (Yale University). Instrument: ACS/HRC Exposure Date(s): March 16, 2004 Exposure Time: 1.1 hours Filters: F435W ("B") About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Brown (Caltech) Release Date: April 14, 2004

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