| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | P. Wild |
| Discovery site | Zimmerwald Obs. |
| Discovery date | 3 November 1977 |
| Designations | |
| (2151) Hadwiger | |
Named after | Hugo Hadwiger[2] |
| 1977 VX · 1932 UC 1940 SB · 1963 FF 1969 UU2 · 1973 SQ6 1975 EA | |
| main-belt · Maria | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 83.16 yr (30,374 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.7071AU |
| Perihelion | 2.4145 AU |
| 2.5608 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0571 |
| 4.10yr (1,497 days) | |
| 177.54° | |
| 0° 14m 25.8s / day | |
| Inclination | 15.487° |
| 27.926° | |
| 86.794° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 13.767±0.540[3] |
| 5.872±0.002[4] 2.29±0.01 h[5] | |
| 0.446±0.058[3] | |
| Tholen =CSU[1] C[6] | |
| 11.0[1] | |
2151 Hadwiger, provisional designation1977 VX, is a Marianasteroid from the central region of theasteroid belt, approximately 15 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 3 November 1977, by Swiss astronomerPaul Wild atZimmerwald Observatory near Bern, Switzerland.[7]
Hadwiger orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.4–2.7 AU once every 4 years and 1 month (1,497 days). Its orbit has aneccentricity of 0.06 and aninclination of 15° with respect to theecliptic.[1] It is a member of theMaria family of asteroids.[5]
In theTholen classification,Hadwiger is a carbonaceous CSU-type.[1] It has arotation period of hours with a brightness variation of in magnitude.[4]
Thisminor planet was named in memory of Swiss mathematicianHugo Hadwiger (1908–1981), professor at theUniversity of Berne for more than 40 years and very popular for his refined art of presentation.[2] The approved naming citation was published by theMinor Planet Center on 22 September 1983 (M.P.C. 8151).[8]
