The Planet "Stavropol"

The Stavropol planet is an asteroid (its international number is 1147). It has been found out by Russian astronomer G.N. Neujmin.

The asteroid is between Mars and Jupiter. The distance from the Sun up to the Stavropol asteroid is equaled approximately to 328 million kilometers. Duration of a turn around of the Sun is equaled 3,44 years or 1255 days. Diameter of the Stavropol asteroid is 15 kilometers, the area of a surface is 706 square kilometers.

What is an asteroid?

An asteroid is a minor planet of the Solar system. Diameter of an asteroid makes from 1 up to 1000 km. Most of them move round the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

The asteroids are so small that they cannot have an atmosphere of any sort. They are airless and lifeless.

Where the Stavropol city is situated?

Stavropol is the capital (administrative center ) of the Stavropol Territory, Russia.