(1516) Henry Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 1938 by A. Patry at Nice.
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Where Henry is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Henry is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1516 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 BG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 26.4 km (#1,582 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Rotation period | 17.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 8.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.