| 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 |
| 4.17 yr (1524.3 d) | |
| 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 | |
Abundantia (minor planet designation: 151 Abundantia) is a stony main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 1 November 1875, from the Austrian Naval Observatory in Pula. The name was chosen by Edmund Weiss of the Vienna Observatory; although the name refers to Abundantia, a Roman 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 and albedo 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.
Data from 2001 shows a diameter of 45.37 km.[7] An occultation by the asteroid was observed on 10 December 2017, showing the asteroid to be highly elongated, with dimensions of roughly 24 x 52 km.
References
- ↑ Harvard, Numbured MPs
- ↑ "The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database". astorb. Lowell Observatory.
- 1 2 "151 Abundantia". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ DSN IRAS Archived 2005-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ LCSUMPUB
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 29. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ↑ "151 Abundantia". Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
External links
- Lightcurve Data for 51 Abundantia, Sunflower Observatory (739)
- Lightcurve plot of 151 Abundantia, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2006)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 151 Abundantia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 151 Abundantia at the JPL Small-Body Database