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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Arend, S. |
| Discovery site | Uccle |
| Discovery date | September 30, 1948 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1579 |
| Named after | Samuel Herrick |
| Alternate name(s) | 1948 SB |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.8777456 |
| Peri | 2.9787894 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1311094 |
| Orbital period | 2318.5180033 |
| Mean anomaly | 74.56849 |
| Inclination | 8.78136 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 184.41351 |
| Argument of peri | 282.70085 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Albedo | 0.0517 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.68 |
1579 Herrick (1948 SB) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 30, 1948 by Arend, S. at Uccle.
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