(2152) Hannibal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 November 1978 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
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Where Hannibal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hannibal is 3.65 au from the Sun and 4.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2152 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 WK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 44.6 km (#869 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0470 |
| Rotation period | 5.98 hours |
| Spectral type | Ch |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.