9430 Erichthonios

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9430 Erichthonios

Summary

9430 Erichthonios is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 9430 Erichthonios is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst[3].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[5].
  • Erichthonius is named after 9430 Erichthonios[6].
  • 9430 Erichthonios followed 9429 Poreč[7].
  • 9430 Erichthonios was followed by 9431 Pytho[8].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan[9].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's minor planet group is recorded as Trojan camp trojan asteroid[10].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 WL9[12].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 HU10[13].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 MC43[14].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-04-17T00:00:00Z[15].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's significant event is recorded as naming[16].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.053'}[17].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0543055'}[18].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05321405252943764'}[19].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's Lagrangian point is recorded as L5 Jupiter-Sun[20].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.3'}[21].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.43'}[22].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.00294'}[23].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.002731733517237'}[24].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+12.09'}[25].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4396.200790581372'}[26].
  • 9430 Erichthonios's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+26.264'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9430 Erichthonios's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

History and Context

Erichthonius is named after 9430 Erichthonios[6].

Why It Matters

9430 Erichthonios has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . minorplanetcenter.org. minorplanetcenter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Marsupil · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after
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    Absolute magnitude {'amount': '+11.3'}, {'amount': '+11.43'}
    Time of periapsis {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2459690.8110034605'}
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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