(1186) Turnera Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 August 1929 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Turnera is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Turnera is 3.31 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1186 |
| Provisional designation | 1929 PL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 34.3 km (#1,181 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.240 |
| Rotation period | 12.1 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.97 |
| Orbital period | 5.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 August 1929
More named asteroids discovered by C. Jackson
- (1116) Catriona
- (1193) Africa
- (1194) Aletta
- (1195) Orangia
- (1196) Sheba
- (1197) Rhodesia
- (1242) Zambesia
- (1243) Pamela
- (1244) Deira
- (1245) Calvinia
- (1246) Chaka
- (1248) Jugurtha
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