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
Wallpapers
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope | 
|---|---|
| ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope | 
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