(12860) Turney Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shannon Quinn Turney (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Notre Dame Academy, Park Hills, Kentucky, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Turney is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Turney is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12860 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KT32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.13 km (#14,899 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.314 |
| Rotation period | 438 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 4.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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