(206) Hersilia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1879 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.
Where Hersilia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hersilia is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 206 |
| Provisional designation | A879 TC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 113 km (#184 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 11.1 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0410 |
| Inclination | 3.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 October 1879
More named asteroids discovered by C. H. F. Peters
- (72) Feronia
- (75) Eurydike
- (77) Frigga
- (85) Io
- (88) Thisbe
- (92) Undina
- (98) Ianthe
- (102) Miriam
- (109) Felicitas
- (111) Ate
- (112) Iphigenia
- (114) Kassandra
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