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
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 |
Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |
Category: | Solar System |