1516 Henry
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | A. Patry |
| Discovery site | Nice Obs. |
| Discovery date | 28 January 1938 |
| Designations | |
| (1516) Henry | |
Named after | Paul and Prosper Henry (astronomers, opticians) |
| 1938 BG · 1938 DM | |
| main-belt · (middle) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 79.00 yr (28,854 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1087 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.1368 AU |
| 2.6227 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1853 |
| 4.25 yr (1,551 days) | |
| 216.91° | |
| 0° 13m 55.2s / day | |
| Inclination | 8.7440° |
| 125.84° | |
| 94.457° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 19.19±4.31 km 19.92±1.7 km 19.98 km (derived) 26.163±0.138 km 26.442±0.150 km 27.70±8.84 km 28.55±0.36 km |
| 10 h 17.370±0.006 h | |
| 0.039±0.007 0.0392±0.0045 0.04±0.03 0.042±0.001 0.0536±0.011 0.0701 (derived) 0.08±0.06 | |
| S | |
| 11.33±1.36 · 11.8 · 11.90 · 11.95 · 12.0 · 12.30 | |
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. It is named for French astronomers and opticians, Paul and Prosper Henry.