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There are millions of asteroids and all are not the same distance from the sun. The asteroid belt, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, is the main region but there are others besides these.
Many at the Lagrange points of Jupiter for instance. Which make these about 5.2 AU.
A few have been discovered at similar points in Mars orbit which makes these about 1.67 AU.
So most are between these two figures
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Meteors are pieces of asteroids or whole asteroids in the earths atmosphere only. Written By, Brainiocity
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What rocks orbit the sun?
Terrestrial planets and moons of both gaseous and terrestrial planets. Don't forget Dwarf planets and the asteroid belt.
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Asteroids are made up of rock and metal
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Typically orbit the sun at approximately 3 au?
Not much. Earth is at 1 AU, by definition, and Mars is at about 1.5 AU. Between Mars and Jupiter (about 5 AU) there are no large planets; it is thought that Jupiter's gravity interfered with planets forming near it. Instead, there are billions of asteroids, which are of similar chemical makeup to the inner planets (i.e. mostly rocks and metals), but much smaller, ranging from smaller than a sand grain to the size of U.S. states. We have observed several thousand of the larger ones; these are irregularly-shaped rocky things the size of cities. The largest, Ceres, is almost 600 miles across and orbits between 2.54 and 2.98 AU. So, I suppose I could say that Ceres is at 3 AU, once every 4.5 (Earth) years. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(dwarf_planet) for more about Ceres.
If an object in space is 2 aus from the sun then this object is?
Probably, an asteroid. One AU, or Astronomical Unit, is the distance from the Sun to the Earth. The only things at 2 AU from the Sun are asteroids.
What is the general location for an asteroids?
"In space" is probably too general an answer. In truth, asteroids are all over the solar system. The majority of asteroids travel in a poorly-defined region called the "Asteroid Belt" between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, approximately 4 AU out from the Sun.But there are plenty of asteroids that orbit at other distances as well.
What do comets and asteroids not have in common?
Comets are Comets and Asteroids are Asteroids
How long does it take for a meteoroid to orbit the sun?
It varies depending on the asteroid's orbit. Most main-belt asteroids have semi-major axes of 2.1 to 3.3 astronomical units (AU), corresponding to orbital periods of about 3 to 6 years. The closest asteroid to the sun has an orbital period of just under 5 months. The farthest asteroids have semi-major axes of about 5.4 AU, corresponding to orbital periods between 12 and 13 years. Beyond this, asteroid-like objects will have compositions more like those of comets.
If you were on Jupiter could you see the asteroid belt?
The main asteroid belt is about 1.7 AU from Earth, whereas from Jupiter it would be about 3.3 AU. From Earth, only the largest asteroids are visible and that's with very good telescopes. So you'd need even better telescopes to see it from Jupiter.
How far is the asteroid belt from Jupiter?
Brasion forgot to look that up so i have to tell you and it is 46321 miles away
What are small planets with orbits between mars and Jupiter?
Asteroids
How many asteroids crashed in Asia?
the asteroids crashed in Asia have 1000 asteroids
What is the approximate average distance between the sun and the asteroid belt?
503
What is in an asteroids aptmosphere?
No asteroids have atmospheres.
