(152481) Stabia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 November 2005 by E. Guido at Mayhill.
Castellammare di Stabia is a city in southern Italy. The city is located close to the ancient Roman town of Stabiae, which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-11-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stabia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stabia is 3.20 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 152481 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 WY57 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.94 km (#7,733 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0400 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.97 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0521 |
| Inclination | 23.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.