(10316) Williamturner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
The “Father of English Botany”, William Turner (1508-1568), is best known for his book A New Herball.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Williamturner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Williamturner is 3.66 au from the Sun and 4.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10316 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 SF9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.8 km (#3,796 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0990 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 5.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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