1496 Turku

Summary

1496 Turku is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1496 Turku is credited with the discovery of Yrjö Väisälä^[3].
• 1496 Turku's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1496 Turku's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Iso-Heikkilä Observatory^[5].
• Turku is named after 1496 Turku^[6].
• 1496 Turku followed Q140003^[7].
• 1496 Turku was followed by Q140029^[8].
• 1496 Turku's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1496 Turku's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1496 Turku's provisional designation is recorded as 1928 QN^[11].
• 1496 Turku's provisional designation is recorded as 1928 RE^[12].
• 1496 Turku's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 SA1^[13].
• 1496 Turku's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 EC^[14].
• 1496 Turku's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 MH^[15].
• 1496 Turku's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 HB^[16].
• 1496 Turku's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1938-09-22T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 1496 Turku's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 1496 Turku's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.16'}^[19].
• 1496 Turku's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1622314'}^[20].
• 1496 Turku's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1629156165383494'}^[21].
• 1496 Turku's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.5'}^[22].
• 1496 Turku's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.57'}^[23].
• 1496 Turku's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.50119'}^[24].
• 1496 Turku's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.503984083219049'}^[25].
• 1496 Turku's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.28'}^[26].
• 1496 Turku's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1196.159332648985'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1496 Turku's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Turku is named after 1496 Turku^[6].

Why It Matters

1496 Turku has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]