 Lightcurve-base 3D-model of 151 Abundantia. | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. Palisa |
| Discovery site | Austrian Naval Obs. |
| Discovery date | 1 November 1875 |
| Designations | |
| (151) Abundantia | |
| Pronunciation | /æbənˈdænʃiə/ |
Named after | Abundantia |
| A875 VA;1974 QS2,1974 QZ2 | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2][3] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 131.24 yr (47936 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.6792 AU (400.80 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.5049 AU (374.73 Gm) |
| 2.5921 AU (387.77 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.033623 |
| 4.17yr (1524.3d) | |
| 141.90° | |
| 0° 14m 10.212s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.4348° |
| 38.872° | |
| 130.92° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 45.37±0.9 km |
| 9.864 h (0.4110 d) | |
| 0.1728±0.007[3] 0.173[4] | |
| S[5] | |
| 9.1 | |
151 Abundantia is a stonymain beltasteroid. It was discovered byJohann Palisa on 1 November 1875, from theAustrian Naval Observatory inPula. The name was chosen byEdmund Weiss of theVienna Observatory; although the name refers toAbundantia, aRoman goddess of luck, it was also chosen to celebrate the increasing numbers of asteroids that were being discovered in the 1870s.[6]
Information from A. Harris as of 1 March 2001 indicates that 151 Abundantia is an S class (stony) asteroid with a diameter of 45.37 km and H = 9.24 .1728 andalbedo of 0.03. The light curve collected over 6 nights from 2/16/2002 to 3/10/2002 confirmed the rotational period to be 19.718h.[citation needed]
Data from 2001 shows a diameter of 45.37 km.[7] Anoccultation by the asteroid was observed on 10 December 2017, showing the asteroid to be highly elongated, with dimensions of roughly 24 x 52 km.[citation needed]
