11754 Herbig
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| Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.886 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.701 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.071 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.90 years |
| Inclination | 1.10° |
| Eccentricity | 0.064 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Diameter 3 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/Sizes.html) | 5 - 12 km |
| Abs. magnitude 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | 13.90 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Designation | 2560 P-L |
| Discoverers | C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, T. Gehrels, 1960 |
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 US astronomer George Herbig.
Not much is known about it.