It was discovered by J. Palisa on November 1, 1875 and named after Abundantia, a Roman goddess of luck, although the name was also chosen to celebrate the increasing numbers of asteroids that were being discovered in the 1870s.
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On 2004 Sep 06 UT, the 45 kmdiameterasteroid (151) Abundantia will occult a 10.6 mag star in the constellation Cetus for observers along a path across New Zealand.
In the case of an occultation, the combined light of the asteroid and the star will drop by 2.6 mag to 13.1 mag (the magnitude of the asteroid) for at most 5.8 seconds.
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