7863 Turnbull

Summary

7863 Turnbull is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 7863 Turnbull is credited with the discovery of Brian A. Skiff^[3].
• 7863 Turnbull's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 7863 Turnbull's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Margaret Turnbull is named after 7863 Turnbull^[6].
• 7863 Turnbull's follows is recorded as 7862 Keikonakamura^[7].
• 7863 Turnbull's followed by is recorded as 7864 Borucki^[8].
• 7863 Turnbull's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 7863 Turnbull's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 7863 Turnbull's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 VK^[11].
• 7863 Turnbull's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 QV5^[12].
• 7863 Turnbull's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-11-02T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 7863 Turnbull's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yhh25^[14].
• 7863 Turnbull's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20007863^[15].
• 7863 Turnbull's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 7863 Turnbull's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[17].
• 7863 Turnbull's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1777793'}^[18].
• 7863 Turnbull's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1755576175607296'}^[19].
• 7863 Turnbull's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[20].
• 7863 Turnbull's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.48'}^[21].
• 7863 Turnbull's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.72681'}^[22].
• 7863 Turnbull's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.7215778183309263'}^[23].
• 7863 Turnbull's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.56'}^[24].
• 7863 Turnbull's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2027.200197746499'}^[25].
• 7863 Turnbull's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+8.905'}^[26].
• 7863 Turnbull's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.64380'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

7863 Turnbull's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Margaret Turnbull is named after 7863 Turnbull^[6].

Why It Matters

7863 Turnbull ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]