(2151) Hadwiger Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 November 1977 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.

Where Hadwiger is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hadwiger is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2151
Provisional designation1977 VX
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.8 km (#3,455 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.446
Rotation period5.87 hours
Spectral typeCSU
Absolute magnitude (H)11.09
Orbital period4.10 years
Semi-major axis2.56 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.42 – 2.70 au
Eccentricity0.0546
Inclination15.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.50 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 3 November 1977

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