Named after patience Absolute magnitude 6.65 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 4 December 1899 Alternative names 1899 EY Discovered 4 December 1899 Orbits Sun Discovery site Nice Observatory | |
Pronunciation /peɪˈʃɛnʃə/ pay-SHEN-shə Similar Auguste Charlois discoveries, Other celestial objects | ||
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451 Patientia is the 15th-largest asteroid in the asteroid belt with a diameter of 225 km. It was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on December 4, 1899 and assigned a provisional designation 1899 EY.
It regularly reaches 11th magnitude in brightness, as in January 11, 2013 and December 12, 2017 when in favorable oppositions will be at magnitudes 10.7 and 10.4 respectively, very bright for a later-discovered minor planet.
Multiple photometric studies of this asteroid were performed between 1969 and 2003. The combined data gave an irregular light curve with a synodic period of 9.730 ± 0.004 hours and a brightness variation of 0.05–0.10 in magnitude.
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