(116) Sirona

(116) Sirona is an asteroid belonging to the asteroid belt discovered on September 8, 1871 by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters from the Litchfield Observatory in Clinton, United States. It is named for Sirona, a goddess from Celtic mythology.

Orbital characteristics

Sirona orbits at an average distance of 2,766 AU from the Sun, and can be as far away as 3,159 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1418 and an orbital inclination of 3.563°. It takes 1680 days to complete an orbit around the Sun.