(1978) Patrice Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 June 1971 by Perth Observatory at Bickley.
Named in honor of the daughter of Dennis Harwood, member of the astrometric team at the Perth Observatory.Naming citation (MPC 6530), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Patrice is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patrice is 1.88 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1978 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 LD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.73 km (#7,961 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.270 |
| Rotation period | 5.88 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.72 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.215 |
| Inclination | 4.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.716 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1806) Derice
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Also discovered on 13 June 1971
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