(1509) Esclangona Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 December 1938 by A. Patry at Nice.
Where Esclangona is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Esclangona is 1.85 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1509 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 YG |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.17 km (#6,412 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.233 |
| Rotation period | 3.25 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.65 |
| Orbital period | 2.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 1.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0321 |
| Inclination | 22.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.844 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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