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Turku - asteroid
1496 Turku, provisional designation 1938 SA1, is a Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 September 1938, by astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at the Iso-Heikkilä Observatory in Turku, Finnland. The asteroid was named for the Finnish city of Turku.
This minor planet was named after Finnish city of Turku, location of the discovering observatory and home of the discoverer Yrjö Väisälä. In ancient times, Turku was the capital of Finland. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center in January 1956 (M.P.C. 1350).
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Turku - city
Turku is also the hometown of about 200,000 people in Southwest Finland. With many students and some in the shipbuilding industry. There is also a railway station in Turku with the text "Turku." It has been selected as the location for this waymark. However, do not go on the train track!
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Turku - asteroidi
1496 Turku on pikkuplaneetta eli päävyöhykkeen asteroidi, jonka löysi astronomi Yrjö Väisälä 22. syyskuuta 1938 Turussa, Iso-Heikkilässä.
Asteroidi on nimetty Turun kaupungin mukaan ja kuuluu Väisälän löytämien, suomalaiskaupunkien mukaan nimettyjen asteroidien joukkoon. Asteroidin halkaisija on noin 8 km.
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Turku - hieno kaupunni
Turku on myös noin 200.000 ihmisen kotikaupunki Varsinais-Suomessa. Hyvinkin paljon opiskelijoita ja jonkin verran telakkateollisuutta. Turussa on myös rautatieasema, jonka asemakyltissä on teksti "Turku." Se on valittu tämän waymarkin paikaksi. Älä kuitenkaan mene junaradalle!