1509 Esclangona

Summary

1509 Esclangona is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1509 Esclangona is credited with the discovery of André Patry^[3].
• 1509 Esclangona's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1509 Esclangona's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nice Observatory^[5].
• Ernest Esclangon is named after 1509 Esclangona^[6].
• 1509 Esclangona's follows is recorded as 1508 Kemi^[7].
• 1509 Esclangona's followed by is recorded as 1510 Charlois^[8].
• 1509 Esclangona's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1509 Esclangona's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt^[10].
• 1509 Esclangona's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 1509 Esclangona's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 YG^[12].
• 1509 Esclangona's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1938-12-21T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 1509 Esclangona's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02yh_c^[14].
• 1509 Esclangona's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001509^[15].
• 1509 Esclangona's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[16].
• 1509 Esclangona's asteroid family is recorded as Hungaria family^[17].
• 1509 Esclangona's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 1509 Esclangona's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0323'}^[19].
• 1509 Esclangona's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0321495'}^[20].
• 1509 Esclangona's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03218055945055764'}^[21].
• 1509 Esclangona's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.64'}^[22].
• 1509 Esclangona's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.68'}^[23].
• 1509 Esclangona's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.32088'}^[24].
• 1509 Esclangona's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.32168190925022'}^[25].
• 1509 Esclangona's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.55'}^[26].
• 1509 Esclangona's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+931.335623995026'}^[27].

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Designation and Status

1509 Esclangona's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Ernest Esclangon is named after 1509 Esclangona^[6].

Why It Matters

1509 Esclangona ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]