1516 Henry

1516 Henry
Discovery[1]
Discovered byA. Patry
Discovery siteNice Obs.
Discovery date28 January 1938
Designations
(1516) Henry
Named after
Paul and Prosper Henry (astronomers, opticians)[2]
1938 BG · 1938 DM
main-belt · (middle)[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc79.00 yr (28,854 days)
Aphelion3.1087 AU
Perihelion2.1368 AU
2.6227 AU
Eccentricity0.1853
4.25 yr (1,551 days)
216.91°
0° 13m 55.2s / day
Inclination8.7440°
125.84°
94.457°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions19.19±4.31 km[4]
19.92±1.7 km[5]
19.98 km (derived)[3]
26.163±0.138 km[6]
26.442±0.150 km[7]
27.70±8.84 km[8]
28.55±0.36 km[9]
10 h[10]
17.370±0.006 h[11]
0.039±0.007[6]
0.0392±0.0045[7]
0.04±0.03[8]
0.042±0.001[9]
0.0536±0.011[5]
0.0701 (derived)[3]
0.08±0.06[4]
S[3]
11.33±1.36[12] · 11.8[7][9] · 11.90[8] · 11.95[4] · 12.0[1][3] · 12.30[5]

1516 Henry, provisional designation 1938 BG, is a stony asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 28 January 1938, by French astronomer André Patry at Nice Observatory in southeastern France.[13] It is named for French astronomers and opticians, Paul and Prosper Henry.[2]

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