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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Y. Vaisala |
| Discovery site | Turku |
| Discovery date | September 22, 1938 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1496 |
| Named after | Turku |
| Alternate name(s) | 1938 SA1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5637840 |
| Peri | 1.8482994 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1621648 |
| Orbital period | 1196.7929141 |
| Mean anomaly | 147.76371 |
| Inclination | 2.50435 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 294.53376 |
| Argument of peri | 0.69521 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
1496 Turku (1938 SA1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 22, 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
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