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1070 Tunica

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Discovered by  Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Alternative names  1926 RB
Discovered  1 September 1926
Discoverer  Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Asteroid group  Asteroid belt
Discovery date  1 September 1926
Observation arc  41078 days (112.47 yr)
Orbits  Sun
Named after  Petrorhagia
Aphelion  3.49116 AU (522.270 Gm)
Perihelion  2.9851686 AU (446.57487 Gm)
Discovery site  Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl
Similar  1056 Azalea, 1207 Ostenia, 1111 Reinmuthia, 1002 Olbersia, 1001 Gaussia

1070 Tunica is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1926 RB. It is a member of the Ursula family.

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1070 Tunica Wikipedia