Artist Rendition of Spitzer in its Heliocentric Orbit
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC)
Artwork • • earth_trailing2
earth_trailing2
Rather than orbiting the Earth, the Spitzer Space Telescope orbits the Sun, trailing behind the Earth. This artist concept depicts its orbit.
About the Object
- Name
- Spitzer Space Telescope • Earth • Moon • Sun
- Type
- Technology > Observatory > Facility
- Technology > Observatory > Telescope
- Technology > Spacecraft > Orbiter
- Star > Evolutionary Stage > Main Sequence
- Star > Spectral Type > G
- Planet > Type > Terrestrial
- Planet > Satellite
