(14) Irene Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 May 1851 by J. R. Hind at London.
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Where Irene is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Irene is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14 |
| Provisional designation | A851 KA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 152 km (#78 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.159 |
| Rotation period | 15.0 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 6.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 9.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by J. R. Hind
- (7) Iris
- (8) Flora
- (12) Victoria
- (18) Melpomene
- (19) Fortuna
- (22) Kalliope
- (23) Thalia
- (27) Euterpe
- (30) Urania
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