(6362) Tunis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 May 1979 by R. M. West at La Silla.
Located on the southern Mediterranean coast, Tunis (Tunisia) has always been a meeting place between peoples, cultures and religions. Thanks to its position between Orient and Occident, Europe and Africa, the heir of Carthage has been the cradle of civilizations during millennia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tunis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tunis is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6362 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 KO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.7 km (#1,886 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.123 |
| Rotation period | 34.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 19.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 May 1979
- (2526) Alisary
- (2567) Elba
- (2595) Gudiachvili
- (2596) Vainu Bappu
- (3477) Kazbegi
- (5270) Kakabadze
- (5890) Carlsberg
- (9272) Liseleje
- (10462) Saxogrammaticus
More named asteroids discovered by R. M. West
- (2052) Tamriko
- (2053) Nuki
- (2115) Irakli
- (2116) Mtskheta
- (2117) Danmark
- (2145) Blaauw
- (2146) Stentor
- (2147) Kharadze
- (2148) Epeios
- (2187) La Silla
- (2526) Alisary
- (2595) Gudiachvili
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