(2152) Hannibal

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Asteroid
(2152) Hannibal
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.127  AU
eccentricity 0.219
Perihelion - aphelion 2,442 AU - 3,813 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.953 °
Sidereal period 5.53 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (46.9 ± 1.0) km
Albedo 0.051 ± 0.002
Absolute brightness 10.50 likes
history
Explorer Paul Wild
Date of discovery November 19, 1978
Another name 1978 WK, 1939 RM, 1952 BG 1 , 1977 OB
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(2152) Hannibal is an asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss astronomers on November 19, 1978 Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern in was discovered.

The asteroid is named after Hannibal , the great general of antiquity.

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