(1425) Tuorla Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 April 1937 by K. Inkeri at Turku.

Where Tuorla is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tuorla is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1425
Provisional designation1937 GB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.8 km (#4,175 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.383
Rotation period7.75 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.33
Orbital period4.22 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.36 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.0980
Inclination13.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.37 au

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