On 2018 Feb 28, 18:12 UT, the 251.8 km diameter asteroid (451) Patientia will occult a 6.2 mag star HD 31362 in the constellation Taurus for observers along a path across N Russia, Scandinavia.
On 2016 Oct 05 UT, the 235 km diameter asteroid (451) Patientia will occult a 9.7 mag star in the constellation Sculptor for observers along a path across S USA, Mexico.
Asteroid (451) Patientia is an asteroid found in the main belt and with a diameter of 225 km is one of the larger asteroids there. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on December 4, 1899. Its provisional name was 1899 EY. Read more