(1186) Turnera

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Asteroid
(1186) Turnera
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.0177  AU
eccentricity 0.1085
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6903 AU - 3.345 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.759 °
Sidereal period 5.242 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.15 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 35.56 km
Albedo 0.292
Rotation period 12.01 h
Absolute brightness 9.20 mag
Spectral class Sq
history
Explorer Cyril V. Jackson
Date of discovery August 1, 1929
Another name 1929 PL, 1930 UO, 1930 WL
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(1186) Turnera is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 1 August 1929 by South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.

The name of the asteroid was chosen in honor of the British astronomer Herbert Hall Turner .

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