(451) Patientia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1899 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Patientia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patientia is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 451 |
| Provisional designation | A899 XA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 254 km (#11 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0850 |
| Rotation period | 9.73 hours |
| Spectral type | CU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 6.78 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0695 |
| Inclination | 15.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.