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.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:minor_planet_tunis
Type:Observation
Date de publication:3 décembre 2009 23:20
Taille:2607 x 1860 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Tunis
Type:Milky Way : Interplanetary Body
Constellation:Serpens Cauda
Catégorie:Solar System

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
1,1 Mio
JPEG taille écran
247,6 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
225,8 Kio
1280x1024
368,0 Kio
1600x1200
524,8 Kio
1920x1200
611,9 Kio
2048x1536
807,0 Kio

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