2578 Saint-Exupéry

Summary

2578 Saint-Exupéry is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2578 Saint-Exupéry is credited with the discovery of Tamara Smirnova^[3].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's image is recorded as 002578-asteroid shape model (2578) Saint-Exupéry.png^[4].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[6].
• Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is named after 2578 Saint-Exupéry^[7].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's follows is recorded as Q1051133^[8].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's followed by is recorded as Q912689^[9].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's Commons category is recorded as 2578 Saint-Exupéry^[11].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 HG2^[13].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 VW3^[14].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 TA1^[15].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1975-11-02T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02z46l^[17].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002578^[18].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0961264'}^[20].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0970846'}^[21].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09348704218031992'}^[22].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.5'}^[23].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.53'}^[24].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.57784'}^[25].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.57136'}^[26].
• 2578 Saint-Exupéry's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.56857175319695'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2578 Saint-Exupéry's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is named after 2578 Saint-Exupéry^[7].

Why It Matters

2578 Saint-Exupéry ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]