1509 Esclangona (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 1509 Esclangona is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:00 (PDT) – 3 hours and 35 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:35.
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Name
1509 Esclangona
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 18 September 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 08h48m [1] |
| Declination: | +16°28' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 17.03 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.42 AU 20.16 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 |