(1516) Henry
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Asteroid (1516) Henry |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6198 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1891 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1244 AU - 3.1152 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.736 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,240 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.40 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 19.92 km |
| Albedo | 0.0536 |
| Rotation period | 17.370 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11,782 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | André Patry |
| Date of discovery | January 28, 1938 |
| Another name | 1938 BG, 1938 DM |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1516) Henry is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on January 28, 1938 by the French astronomer André Patry in Nice .
The name of the asteroid was chosen in honor of the French astronomers and opticians Paul and Prosper Henry .