(116) Sirona Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1871 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.
Where Sirona is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sirona is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 116 |
| Provisional designation | A871 RA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 71.7 km (#451 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.256 |
| Rotation period | 12.0 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 3.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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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