(218069) Lisaturner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 March 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.

Lisa S. Turner (b. 1975) served as an Administrative Assistant for the New Horizons spacecraft flyby of the Kuiper Belt object Arrokoth. She later served as a Program Manager Assistant for the mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #4, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Lisaturner is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLisaturnerLisaturner

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lisaturner is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number218069
Provisional designation2002 FN19
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.47
Orbital period5.01 years
Semi-major axis2.93 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.82 – 3.03 au
Eccentricity0.0360
Inclination1.30°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.82 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Lisa

Also discovered on 18 March 2002

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