1542 Schalén

Summary

1542 Schalén is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1542 Schalén is credited with the discovery of Yrjö Väisälä^[3].
• 1542 Schalén's image is recorded as 001542-asteroid shape model (1542) Schalén.png^[4].
• 1542 Schalén's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1542 Schalén's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Iso-Heikkilä Observatory^[6].
• Carl Schalén is named after 1542 Schalén^[7].
• 1542 Schalén's follows is recorded as Q140610^[8].
• 1542 Schalén's followed by is recorded as Q140630^[9].
• 1542 Schalén's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 1542 Schalén's Commons category is recorded as 1542 Schalén^[11].
• 1542 Schalén's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 1542 Schalén's provisional designation is recorded as 1927 BH^[13].
• 1542 Schalén's provisional designation is recorded as 1936 UL^[14].
• 1542 Schalén's provisional designation is recorded as 1940 LP^[15].
• 1542 Schalén's provisional designation is recorded as 1941 QE^[16].
• 1542 Schalén's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 CA^[17].
• 1542 Schalén's provisional designation is recorded as A898 VD^[18].
• 1542 Schalén's provisional designation is recorded as A924 NA^[19].
• 1542 Schalén's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1941-08-26T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 1542 Schalén's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04f_pnb^[21].
• 1542 Schalén's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001542^[22].
• 1542 Schalén's asteroid spectral type is recorded as D-type asteroid^[23].
• 1542 Schalén's significant event is recorded as naming^[24].
• 1542 Schalén's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[25].
• 1542 Schalén's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1163157'}^[26].
• 1542 Schalén's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1193363232408077'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1542 Schalén's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Carl Schalén is named after 1542 Schalén^[7].

Why It Matters

1542 Schalén ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]