7863 Turnbull
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | B. A. Skiff |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory |
| Discovery date | November 2, 1981 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 7863 |
| Alternative names | 1981 VK |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.7076692 |
| Perihelion | 2.5517282 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1846729 |
| Orbital period | 2022.3309150 |
| Mean anomaly | 327.34475 |
| Inclination | 0.73689 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 23.47902 |
| Argument of perihelion | 326.02188 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
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7863 Turnbull (1981 VK) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 2, 1981 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. It is named in honor of Margaret Turnbull an American astronomer.
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