Minor planet Portugal
An image of the minor planet dubbed Portugal, also cataloged as number 3933 by the International Astronomical Union, the body responsible for naming celestial objects. 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 |
Type: | Planetary |
Release date: | 3 December 2009, 23:19 |
Size: | 4036 x 2631 px |
About the Object
Name: | (3933) Portugal |
Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Dwarf planet |
Category: | Solar System |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
1.1 MB
Publication TIFF 4K
6.8 MB
Publication JPEG
1.1 MB
Screensize JPEG
157.3 KB
Wallpapers
1024x768
160.8 KB
1280x1024
238.0 KB
1600x1200
320.5 KB
1920x1200
374.7 KB
2048x1536
462.7 KB
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope |