(15752) Eluard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
French poet Paul Eluard (Eugène Grindel, 1895-1952) played an important role in the surrealistic movement. His early poems are colored by fervent pacifism (Poèmes de la Paix), but his greatness comes from the inspiration of his muses, particularly his second wife Nush (Capitale de la douleur, 1926).Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eluard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eluard is 3.72 au from the Sun and 4.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15752 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 BD2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.4 km (#3,036 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Rotation period | 6.42 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.19 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 3.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.238 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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