(1496) Turku Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Turku is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Turku is 1.86 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1496 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 SA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.76 km (#6,816 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.203 |
| Rotation period | 6.47 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 2.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.830 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.