1509 Esclangona (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 1509 Esclangona is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:01 (PDT) – 3 hours and 33 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:34.

Name 1509 Esclangona
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:17 September 2025
Right ascension:08h46m [1]
Declination:+16°44' [1]
Constellation:Cancer
Magnitude:17.03 (V) [1]
Distance:2.43 AU
20.22 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):16.96 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):308.5°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:1.87 AU
Eccentricity:0.032514
Inclination:22.32°
Longitude ascending node:283.48°
Argument of perihelion:267.75°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:188.97°
Absolute mag (H):12.68 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:1.81 AU
Aphelion:1.93 AU
Orbital period:2.55 years

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