451 Patientia

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451 Patientia (pay-shen'-tsee-ə, IPA: /peɪˈʃɛntsiə/ ? pay'-tee-en'-tee-ə, /ˈpeɪtiˈɛntiə/ ?) is an asteroid found in the main belt and with a diameter of 225km is one of the larger asteroids in the main belt. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on December 4, 1899. Its provisional name was 1899 EY.

Patientia orbits the Sun once every 5.34 years, with a perihelion of 2.824 AU.