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Iris (asteroid)

Iris asteroid eso.jpg

Iris (7 Iris) is a large asteroid. It orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter in the solar system's main asteroid belt. It is a remnant planetesimal. It is the fourth-brightest object in the asteroid belt.[1]

Iris (asteroid) Media

  • Size comparison: the first 10 asteroids profiled against Earth's Moon. Iris is fourth from the right.

  • Star rich field showing asteroid Iris (apmag 10.1)

  • The orbit of 7 Iris compared with the orbits of Earth, Mars and Jupiter

References

  1. ↑ "Iris: 7 Iris (A847 PA)". Space Reference. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
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