11754 Herbig

11754 Herbig

Discovery
Discovered by	C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, T. Gehrels
Discovery date	24 September 1960
Designations
Named after	George Herbig
Alternative names	2560 P-L; 1994 QH
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1][2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	20256 days (55.46 yr)
Aphelion	3.06289 AU (458.202 Gm)
Perihelion	2.70771 AU (405.068 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.88530 AU (431.635 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.061550
Orbital period	4.90 yr (1790.1 d)
Average orbital speed	17.52 km/s
Mean anomaly	140.640°
Mean motion	0° 12^m 3.967^s / day
Inclination	1.10055°
Longitude of ascending node	183.596°
Argument of perihelion	141.034°
Earth MOID	1.6936 AU (253.36 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.1304 AU (318.70 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.290
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	5–12 km [3]
Mass	1.3–18×10^14 kg
Mean density	2.0? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity	0.0014–0.0034 m/s²
Equatorial escape velocity	0.0026–0.0063 km/s
Sidereal rotation period	? d
Axial tilt	?°
Pole ecliptic latitude	?
Pole ecliptic longitude	?
Geometric albedo	0.10?
Temperature	~164 K
Spectral type	?
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.8

11754 Herbig is a tiny Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered on September 24, 1960, at Palomar Observatory by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels. It is named in honor of U.S. astronomer George Herbig.

References

1. "The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database". astorb. Lowell Observatory.
2. "11754 Herbig (2560 P-L)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
3. Conversion of Absolute Magnitude to Diameter

External links

• 11754 Herbig at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters