(23402) Turchina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1969 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Galina Petrovna Turchina (b. 1937) is a Russian writer and dramatist, and the author of several books, plays and scripts. She collaborates with the Maly Theatre, founded a publishing house, Lazur (Azure), and is the editor-in-chief of three magazines for youth and children.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Turchina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Turchina is 3.53 au from the Sun and 4.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23402 |
| Provisional designation | 1969 TO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.0 km (#5,072 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.63 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 2.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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