(2453) Wabash Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 September 1921 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Wabash is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsWabashWabash

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wabash is 2.70 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2453
Provisional designationA921 SA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.2 km (#2,308 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.158
Rotation period6.88 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.36
Orbital period5.25 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.68 – 3.35 au
Eccentricity0.111
Inclination10.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.68 au

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

Also discovered on 30 September 1921

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