Iris
Iris
Asteroid
Leo
Visible
Level 4
Large telescope (10"+) - Timing dependent
Properties
Magnitude
6.7
Distance
357090117 ly
Type: Asteroid
Distance: 2.387 AU
Orbital Period: 1346.8 days
Diameter: 200 km
Features: craters
S-type asteroid, possible remnant planetesimal, bright surface likely a mixture of nickel-iron metals and magnesium- and iron-silicates, may be a significant source of L and LL chondrites, no associated collisional family.
Position & Identifiers
RA
10h 10m 25.0s
Dec
+02° 00' 31.4"
Constellation
Leo
Catalog
Iris
Visibility
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Credit: ESO/Vernazza et al.. License: CC BY 4.0. (Wikimedia Commons)
Skybred Feb 28, 2026