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.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:minor_planet_tunis
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:3 december 2009 23:20
Grootte:2607 x 1860 px

Over het object

Naam:Tunis
Type:Milky Way : Interplanetary Body
Constellation:Serpens Cauda
Categorie:Solar System

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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