(352273) Turrell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 2007 by L. H. Wasserman at Anderson Mesa.
James Turrell (b. 1943) is an artist whose work is primarily an exploration of light and space. His work has been exhibited in art institutions across the world, from New York to Tasmania. Residing in Flagstaff, Turrell is working on Roden Crater, an artwork and naked-eye observatory within a volcanic cinder cone guiding our eyes to celestial phenomena.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #1, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Turrell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Turrell is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 352273 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 TF298 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 4.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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