1938 YG. Discovered 1938 Dec. 21 by A. Patry at Nice. (*AN 271, 187)
Named in honor of Ernest Esclangon (1876–1954), director of the Paris Observatory. He served as president of the International Astronomical Union from 1935 to 1938. (H 134)
A satellite of (1509) was discovered on 2003 February 13 by W. J. Merline et al. with the ESO 8-m VLT(UT4) on Cerro Paranal (IAUC 8075).
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(2006). (1509) Esclangona [1.87, 0.03, 22.3]. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_20
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