(1496) Turku
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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.