10830 Desforges

Summary

10830 Desforges is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10830 Desforges is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 10830 Desforges's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 10830 Desforges's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• Meanings of minor-planet names: 10001–11000 is named after 10830 Desforges^[6].
• 10830 Desforges's follows is recorded as 10829 Matsuobasho^[7].
• 10830 Desforges's followed by is recorded as 10831 Takamagahara^[8].
• 10830 Desforges's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 10830 Desforges's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 10830 Desforges's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 FS2^[11].
• 10830 Desforges's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 SS7^[12].
• 10830 Desforges's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 UT6^[13].
• 10830 Desforges's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1993-10-20T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 10830 Desforges's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1f5n^[15].
• 10830 Desforges's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010830^[16].
• 10830 Desforges's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 10830 Desforges's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[18].
• 10830 Desforges's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1752434'}^[19].
• 10830 Desforges's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1735101413064922'}^[20].
• 10830 Desforges's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[21].
• 10830 Desforges's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[22].
• 10830 Desforges's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.15279'}^[23].
• 10830 Desforges's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.14317309563062'}^[24].
• 10830 Desforges's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.34'}^[25].
• 10830 Desforges's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1586.701632910622'}^[26].
• 10830 Desforges's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+8.804'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10830 Desforges's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Meanings of minor-planet names: 10001–11000 is named after 10830 Desforges^[6].

Why It Matters

10830 Desforges ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]