10140 Villon

Summary

10140 Villon is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10140 Villon is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 10140 Villon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 10140 Villon's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Côte d'Azur Observatory^[5].
• François Villon is named after 10140 Villon^[6].
• 10140 Villon's follows is recorded as Q1082621^[7].
• 10140 Villon's followed by is recorded as 10141 Gotenba^[8].
• 10140 Villon's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 10140 Villon's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 10140 Villon's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 GZ^[11].
• 10140 Villon's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 KH^[12].
• 10140 Villon's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 CJ^[13].
• 10140 Villon's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 WQ15^[14].
• 10140 Villon's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 SX4^[15].
• 10140 Villon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1993-09-19T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 10140 Villon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04g08qz^[17].
• 10140 Villon's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010140^[18].
• 10140 Villon's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 10140 Villon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[20].
• 10140 Villon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1314089'}^[21].
• 10140 Villon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1296591899081807'}^[22].
• 10140 Villon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[23].
• 10140 Villon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.82'}^[24].
• 10140 Villon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.61888'}^[25].
• 10140 Villon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.62083'}^[26].
• 10140 Villon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.620678874248627'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10140 Villon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

François Villon is named after 10140 Villon^[6].

Why It Matters

10140 Villon ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]