451 Patientia is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt and with a diameter of 225 km is one of the larger asteroids in the belt. Patientia is the 16th largest asteroids currently known.
Discovery
Patientia was discovered by Auguste Honoré Charlois on December 4, 1899 in Nice.
Naming
The asteroid's provisional designation was 1899 EY. It was named after "patience", as Patientia means "patience" in Latin.
Stats
Diameter (mean): 225 km
Aphelion: 3.295 AU
Perihelion: 2.823 AU
Semi-major axis: 3.065 AU
Orbital Period: 5.37 years
Rotation period: 9.727 hrs
Date discovered: 1899.12.4
Class: ?
Type: Main-belt Asteroid
(data from JPL Small-Body Database)
Orbit
Patientia regularly reaches 11th magnitude in brightness. In January 11th, 2013 and December 12th, 2017, when in favorable oppositions, Patientia will be at magnitudes 10.7 and 10.4 respectively. This is very bright for a later-discovered asteroid.
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