(153) Hilda Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1875 by J. Palisa at Pola.
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Where Hilda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hilda is 4.48 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 153 |
| Provisional designation | A875 VC |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 171 km (#52 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0618 |
| Rotation period | 5.96 hours |
| Spectral type | P |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.73 |
| Orbital period | 7.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.42 – 4.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 7.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 November 1875
More named asteroids discovered by J. Palisa
- (136) Austria
- (137) Meliboea
- (140) Siwa
- (142) Polana
- (143) Adria
- (151) Abundantia
- (155) Scylla
- (156) Xanthippe
- (178) Belisana
- (182) Elsa
- (183) Istria
- (184) Dejopeja
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