(1496) Turku
Asteroid (1496) Turku |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.2060 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1623 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8479 AU - 2.5642 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.504 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,277 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 20.05 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 8 km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 12.5 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
Date of discovery | September 22, 1938 |
Another name | 1938 SA 1 , 1928 QN, 1928 RE |
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. |
(1496) Turku is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on September 22, 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä in Turku .
The asteroid is named after the Finnish city of Turku, the location of the observatory where it was discovered.