(81971) Turonclavere Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 August 2000 by Sarounova, L., Montanne, J. at St. Veran.

Marie-Helene Turon Clavere (b. 1949) is a schoolteacher and a skillful observer in the city of Bareges (French Pyrenees) in the foothills of the Pic du Midi Observatory, where she shares her enthusiasm for astronomy with many schools of the region. She also spends her time organizing national astronomical gatherings.Naming citation (20041126/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Turonclavere is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Turonclavere is 3.20 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	81971
Provisional designation	2000 QX68
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	6.21 km (#8,628 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0660
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.99
Orbital period	5.53 years
Semi-major axis	3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.71 – 3.54 au
Eccentricity	0.133
Inclination	16.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.71 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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