(278141) Tatooine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 2007 by Karge, S., Schwab, E. at Taunus.
Tatooine is a desert planet in the fictional Star Wars universe. It is the home planet of Anakin and Luke Skywalker.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tatooine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tatooine is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 278141 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 CS61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 2.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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