3838 Epona

Summary

3838 Epona is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3838 Epona is credited with the discovery of Alain Maury^[3].
• 3838 Epona's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3838 Epona's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[5].
• 3838 Epona's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Epona is named after 3838 Epona^[7].
• 3838 Epona's follows is recorded as 3837 Carr^[8].
• 3838 Epona's followed by is recorded as 3839 Bogaevskij^[9].
• 3838 Epona's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[10].
• 3838 Epona's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 3838 Epona's Commons category is recorded as 3838 Epona^[12].
• 3838 Epona's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 3838 Epona's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 WA^[14].
• 3838 Epona's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-11-27T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 3838 Epona's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1k_3^[16].
• 3838 Epona's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003838^[17].
• 3838 Epona's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 3838 Epona's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.70213'}^[19].
• 3838 Epona's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.7024660'}^[20].
• 3838 Epona's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.7027320524329556'}^[21].
• 3838 Epona's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.6'}^[22].
• 3838 Epona's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.63'}^[23].
• 3838 Epona's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+29.20887'}^[24].
• 3838 Epona's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+29.19740688330148'}^[25].
• 3838 Epona's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+1.85'}^[26].
• 3838 Epona's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+674.2773316040387'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[4] and near-Earth object^[5].

History and Context

Epona is named after 3838 Epona^[7].

Why It Matters

3838 Epona ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]