Minor Planet Tunis
An image of the minor planet, or asteroid, called Tunis, numbered 6362 on the list of minor planets maintained by the International Astronomical Union. A minor planet is an object in the Solar System that is neither a planet nor a comet. Many tens of thousands of these objects have been described, most of which orbit the Sun in the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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ESO
About the Image
| Id: | minor_planet_tunis |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 3 December 2009, 23:20 |
| Size: | 2607 x 1860 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Tunis |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Interplanetary Body • X - Solar System |
| Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 12 14.55 |
| Position (Dec): | -13° 49' 28.07" |
| Field of view: | 9.54 x 6.81 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.5° right of vertical |
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