Discovered by C. H. F. Peters Alternative names 1961 WG, 1974 PM Observation arc 136.34 yr (49798 d) Orbits Sun | Discovery date 13 October 1879 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 13 October 1879 Discovery site Litchfield Observatory | |
Aphelion 2.84299 AU (425.305 Gm) Discoverer Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters Similar 188 Menippe, 165 Loreley, 264 Libussa, 196 Philomela, 167 Urda | ||
206 Hersilia is a fairly large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on October 13, 1879 in Clinton, New York. The asteroid was named after Hersilia, Roman wife of Romulus. It is classified as a primitive, dark carbon-rich C-type asteroid.
Measurements made with the IRAS observatory give a diameter of 101.72 ± 5.18 km and a geometric albedo of 0.06 ± 0.01. By comparison, the MIPS photometer on the Spitzer Space Telescope gives a diameter of 97.99 ± 7.40 km and a geometric albedo of 0.06 ± 0.02.
The last close earth transit was in November and December 2002.
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