(530) Turandot Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 April 1904 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Turandot is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTurandotTurandot

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Turandot is 2.56 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number530
Provisional designationA904 GB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter84.8 km (#336 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0472
Rotation period20.0 hours
Spectral typeF
Absolute magnitude (H)9.37
Orbital period5.70 years
Semi-major axis3.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.50 – 3.88 au
Eccentricity0.217
Inclination8.56°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.49 au

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

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