(33334) Turon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Catherine Turon (b. 1944) is a French astrometrist working in the field of galactic structure and dynamics. She was the team leader of the Hipparcos Input Catalog and is now the coordinator of the French participation in the GAIA mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Turon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Turon is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33334 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VM4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.07 km (#8,824 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.191 |
| Rotation period | 8.88 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0353 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.92 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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