(6889) 1971 RA
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1971 RA is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by Carlos Torres and J. Petit at the Cerro El Roble Astronomical Station operated by the University of Chile on September 15, 1971.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
. It was discovered by Carlos Torres and J. Petit at the Cerro El Roble Astronomical Station operated by the University of Chile on September 15, 1971.