11754 Herbig
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by |
C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, T. Gehrels |
| Discovery date | September 24, 1960 |
| Designations | |
Named after | George Herbig |
| 2560 P-L; 1994 QH | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 459.284 Gm (3.070 AU) |
| Perihelion | 403.711 Gm (2.699 AU) |
| 431.498 Gm (2.884 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.064 |
| 1789.278 d (4.90 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 17.52 km/s |
| 194.432° | |
| Inclination | 1.098° |
| 183.805° | |
| 143.586° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 5–12 km [1] |
| Mass | 1.3–18×1014 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 |
| ?° | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | ? |
Pole ecliptic longitude | ? |
| 0.10? | |
| Temperature | ~164 K |
| ? | |
| 13.9 | |
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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.
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